²⁰ I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes.

²⁷ for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.

⁴² And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”

² Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.

³¹ Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you—my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you.

²⁸ So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect^[a] in their relationship to Christ.

⁵ “Look, I now teach you these decrees and regulations just as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy.

¹⁶ All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. ¹⁷ God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

³ I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said.