^15 (A)But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’

³ And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to ^(A)nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. ^(B)They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. ⁴ The descendants also are ^(C)impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’

⁸ Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, ^(A)I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince^[a] over my people Israel.

⁷ But the Lord said to me,

²⁹ But Peter and the apostles answered, ^(A)“We must obey God rather than men. ^30 (B)The God of our fathers ^(C)raised Jesus, ^(D)whom you killed by hanging him on ^(E)a tree. ³¹ God exalted ^(F)him at his right hand as ^(G)Leader and ^(H)Savior, ^(I)to give ^(J)repentance to Israel and ^(K)forgiveness of sins. ³² And ^(L)we are witnesses to these things, and ^(M)so is the Holy Spirit, ^(N)whom God has given to those who obey him.”

²⁰ “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all ^(A)the words of ^(B)this ^(C)Life.”

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

⁸ But you will receive ^(A)power ^(B)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and ^(C)you will be ^(D)my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and ^(E)Samaria, and ^(F)to the end of the earth.”

⁴⁶ and said to them, “Thus ^(A)it is written, ^(B)that the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^(C)rise from the dead, ⁴⁷ and that ^(D)repentance for^[a] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^(E)in his name ^(F)to all nations, ^(G)beginning from Jerusalem. ^48 (H)You are witnesses of these things.