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John 3:16 ESV

16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Acts 6:7–15 ESV

7 And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith. 8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. 10 But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. 11 Then they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council, 13 and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law, 14 for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.” 15 And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

The Pastoral Epistles: An Introduction and Commentary a. An Historical Reminder (3:10–12)

10. There is a strong contrast between Timothy and the false teachers as is clear from the emphatic You. The historical allusion that follows is particularly designed to encourage the apostle’s rather fearful lieutenant. You, however, know all about my teaching (parakoloutheō) does not quite bring out the full meaning of the verb, which is ‘to follow up’ or ‘to trace out as an example’. The same verb is used in the sense of investigate in Luke’s preface (Luke 1:3).