Being a Witness

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,

You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.

“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.

You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. …

For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.

And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

…so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world