²⁰ for ^(A)we cannot but speak of what ^(B)we have seen and heard.”

¹⁵ for ^(A)you will be a witness for him to everyone of what ^(B)you have seen and heard.

¹⁶ For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For ^(A)necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! ¹⁷ For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with ^(B)a stewardship.

The Word of Life

1 ^(A)That which was ^(B)from the beginning, ^(C)which we have heard, ^(D)which we have seen with our eyes, ^(E)which we looked upon and ^(F)have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— ^2 (G)the life ^(H)was made manifest, and we have seen it, and ^(I)testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, ^(J)which was with the Father and ^(K)was made manifest to us— ^3 (L)that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed ^(M)our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

³² And ^(A)we are witnesses to these things, and ^(B)so is the Holy Spirit, ^(C)whom God has given to those who obey him.”

³⁹ And ^(A)we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. ^(B)They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, ⁴⁰ but ^(C)God raised him on ^(D)the third day and made him to ^(E)appear, ^41 (F)not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as ^(G)witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

¹¹ And go to the exiles, ^(A)to your people, and speak to them and say to them, ^(B)‘Thus says the Lord God,’ ^(C)whether they hear or refuse to hear.”

¹⁷ But you, ^(A)dress yourself for work;^[a] arise, and ^(B)say to them everything that I command you. ^(C)Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them. ¹⁸ And I, behold, I make you this day ^(D)a fortified city, ^(E)an iron pillar, and ^(F)bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. ^19 (G)They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for ^(H)I am with you, declares the Lord, to deliver you.”