I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; lo! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, You know my righteousness.

I have not hid Your truth within my heart, and I have declared Your salvation; I have not hid Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.

I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter dark sayings [which have been] from the beginning.

They were not hid from their children to a second generation; [the fathers] declaring the praises of the Lord, and His mighty acts, and His wonders which He has done.

For God will bring every work into judgment, with everything that has been overlooked, whether or evil.

Therefore do not fear them. For nothing is concealed that shall not be unveiled, and secret that shall not be made known.

"What I say to you in the dark, say in the light; and what you hear in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.

For there is nothing hidden which will not become manifest, nor anything concealed which will not be known and come to light.

For there is nothing covered that shall not be unveiled, and [nothing] secret that shall not be made known.

Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in behind closed doors shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

For we can do none other but to speak the things which we saw and heard.

For I did not draw back from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

So then judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who also will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make clear the purposes of the hearts. Then each one's praise shall come from God.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have gazed upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life--

that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, in order that you also may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.