²⁵ Now concerning virgins, I have ^(A)no command of the Lord, but I am offering direction as one who ^[a](B)by the mercy of the Lord is trustworthy.

¹³ even though I was previously a blasphemer and a ^(A)persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was ^(B)shown mercy because ^(C)I acted ignorantly in unbelief;