^20 (A)For we cannot but speak the things which ^(B)we have seen and heard.”

^15 (A)For you will be His witness to all men of ^(B)what you have seen and heard.

¹⁶ For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for ^(A)necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! ¹⁷ For if I do this willingly, ^(B)I have a reward; but if against my will, ^(C)I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

What Was Heard, Seen, and Touched^(A)

1 That ^(B)which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have ^(C)seen with our eyes, ^(D)which we have looked upon, and ^(E)our hands have handled, concerning the ^(F)Word of life— ^2 (G)the life ^(H)was manifested, and we have seen, ^(I)and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was ^(J)with the Father and was manifested to us— ³ that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is ^(K)with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

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

³⁹ And we are ^(A)witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom ^[a]they ^(B)killed by hanging on a tree. ⁴⁰ Him ^(C)God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, ^41 (D)not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us ^(E)who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

¹¹ And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, ^(A)‘Thus says the Lord God,’ whether they hear, or whether they refuse.”