for we cannotstopspeakingabout whatwe have seenand heard."
For you will be a witnessfor Him to allmenof whatyou have seenand heard.
But if I say,"I will not rememberHim Or speakanymorein His name,"Then in my heartit becomeslike a burningfireShutup in my bones;And I am wearyof holding[it] in, And I cannotendure[it].
"And we are witnessesof thesethings;and [so is] the HolySpirit,whomGodhas givento thosewho obeyHim."
"Goto the exiles,to the sonsof your people,and speakto them and tellthem, whetherthey listenornot, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD.'"
But whenSilasand Timothycame downfrom Macedonia,Paul[began] devoting himself completelyto the word,solemnly testifyingto the Jewsthat Jesuswas the Christ.
but put to deaththe Princeof life,[the one] whomGodraisedfrom the dead,[a fact] to whichwe are witnesses.
"ThisJesusGodraised up again,to whichwe are allwitnesses.
but you will receivepowerwhen the HolySpirithas comeupon you; and you shall be My witnessesbothin Jerusalem,and in allJudeaand Samaria,and evento the remotest partof the earth."
justas they were handed downto us by thosewho from the beginningwere eyewitnessesand servantsof the word,
On the otherhandI am filledwith power--With the Spiritof the LORD--And with justiceand courageTo makeknownto Jacobhis rebelliousact,Even to Israelhis sin.
My soul,my soul!I am in anguish!Oh,my heart!My heartis poundingin me; I cannotbe silent,Becauseyou have heard,O my soul,The soundof the trumpet,The alarmof war.
But the LORDsaidto me, "Do not say,'I am a youth,'BecauseeverywhereI sendyou, you shall go,And allthat I commandyou, you shall speak.
"The Spiritof the LORDspokeby me, And His wordwas on my tongue.
"Behold,I have received[a command] to bless;When He has blessed,then I cannotrevokeit.
So Balaamsaidto Balak,"Behold,I have comenowto you! Am I ableto speakanythingat all? The wordthat Godputsin my mouth,that I shall speak."
And they were allfilledwith the HolySpiritand beganto speakwith othertongues,as the Spiritwas givingthem utterance.
beginningwith the baptismof Johnuntilthe daythat He was takenup from us-- oneof these[must] becomea witnesswith us of His resurrection."
But I am fullof the wrathof the LORD;I am wearywith holding[it] in. "Pour[it] out on the childrenin the streetAnd on the gatheringof youngmentogether;For bothhusbandand wifeshall be taken,The agedand the veryold.
A lionhas roared!Whowill not fear?The LordGODhas spoken!Whocan but prophesy?
