8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be * NA SBL TH WHwitnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and when they realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.

29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.

19 Pray also for me, so that when I open my mouth to speak, a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I should.

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel *of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, both to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel as you rely on the power of God.

15 Declare these things; encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise yoʋ.

12 keeping your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God on the day of his visitation.

4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who examines our hearts.

14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden, 15 nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines for all who are in the house. 16 Let your light shine before others in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.