³ And He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has ^(A)rebelled against Me; ^(B)they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. ^4 (C)For they are ^[a]impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’

⁸ Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^(A)“I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.

⁷ But the Lord said to me:

²⁹ But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: ^(A)“We ought to obey God rather than men. ^30 (B)The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by ^(C)hanging on a tree. ^31 (D)Him God has exalted to His right hand to be ^(E)Prince and ^(F)Savior, ^(G)to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. ³² And ^(H)we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit ^(I)whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

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

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

^8 (A)But you shall receive power ^(B)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and ^(C)you shall be ^[a]witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and ^(D)Samaria, and to the ^(E)end of the earth.”

⁴⁶ Then He said to them, ^(A)“Thus it is written, ^[a]and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, ⁴⁷ and that repentance and ^(B)remission of sins should be preached in His name ^(C)to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ And ^(D)you are witnesses of these things.