¹⁸ But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we ^(A)worship the gold image which you have set up.”

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.”

^39 (A)He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.

^10 (A)Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. ^(B)Be faithful until death, and I will give you ^(C)the crown of life.

^11 (D)“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by ^(E)the second death.” ’

Confess Christ Before Men^(A)

^32 (B)“Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, ^(C)him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. ^33 (D)But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.

³ Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

Jesus Teaches the Fear of God^(A)

^4 (B)“And I say to you, ^(C)My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. ⁵ But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, ^(D)fear Him!

⁶ “Are not five sparrows sold for two ^[a]copper coins? And ^(E)not one of them is forgotten before God. ⁷ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Confess Christ Before Men^(F)

^8 (G)“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me ^(H)before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. ⁹ But he who ^(I)denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

¹¹ And ^(A)they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, ^(B)and they did not love their lives to the death.

¹⁰ let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, ^(A)that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, ^(B)whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. ¹¹ This is the ^(C)‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ ^12 (D)Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

The Name of Jesus Forbidden

¹³ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, ^(E)and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.