⁴ so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.

³¹ But these are written so that you may continue to believe^[a] that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.

²⁵ He had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit^[a] and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John’s baptism.

⁶ Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them.

¹⁹ But in a church meeting I would rather speak five understandable words to help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language.

¹⁵ so I will work hard to make sure you always remember these things after I am gone.

¹⁶ For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes

¹⁸ You know what he wants; you know what is right because you have been taught his law.