I’m so grateful to Christ Jesus for making me adequate to do this work. He went out on a limb, you know, in trusting me with this ministry. The only credentials I brought to it were invective and witch hunts and arrogance. But I was treated mercifully because I didn’t know what I was doing—didn’t know Who I was doing it against! Grace mixed with faith and love poured over me and into me. And all because of Jesus.

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who gave me strength, because he trusted me and gave me this work of serving him.

I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has granted me [the needed] strength and made me able for this, because He considered me faithful and trustworthy, putting me into service [for this ministry]

My heart spills over with thanks to God for the way he continually empowers me, and to our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, who found me trustworthy and who authorized me to be his partner in this ministry.

I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service