And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, {\cf6 Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.}\par
By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account {\i him}, I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God: stand ye fast therein.
The elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Jud\'e6a and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.}
I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patience {\i which are} in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.