¹² Everyone has testified favorably about Demetrius, and so has the truth^[a] itself. We also testify for him,^[b] and you know that our testimony is true.^(A)

⁷ Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.^(A)

²⁴ This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true.^(A)

¹² “A certain Ananias, who was a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews living there,^(A)

²² They answered, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous^[a] and God-fearing man who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish people, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.”^(A)

³⁵ (He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows^[a] that he tells the truth, so that you also may continue^[b] to believe.)^(A)

¹² so that you may behave properly toward outsiders and be dependent on no one.^(A)