Acts 13:17-35

17The 1God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people in their sojourn in [the] land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought them out of it,

18and for a time of about forty years he nursed them in the desert.

19And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.

20And after these things he gave [them] judges till Samuel the prophet, [to the end of] about four hundred and fifty years.

21And then they asked for a king, and 2God gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.

22And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.

23Of this man's seed according to promise has 3God brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;

24John having proclaimed before the face of his entry [among the people] [the] baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25And as John was fulfilling his course he said, Whom do ye suppose that I am? I am not [he]. But behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

26Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear 4God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent:

27for those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, have fulfilled also the voices of the prophets which are read on every sabbath, [by] judging [him].

28And having found no cause of death [in him], they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.

29And when they had fulfilled all things written concerning him, they took him down from the cross and put him in a sepulchre;

30but 5God raised him from among [the] dead,

31who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

32And we declare unto you the glad tidings of the promise made to the fathers,

33that 6God has fulfilled this to us their children, having raised up Jesus; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee.

34But that he raised him from among [the] dead, no more to return to corruption, he spoke thus: I will give to you the faithful mercies of David.

35Wherefore also he says in another, Thou wilt not suffer thy gracious one to see corruption.