Acts 2:27-33

27When I die, you will not leave me in Hades, the place for dead people. You will not let anything destroy the body of your Holy One.

28You have shown me the paths that lead to life with you. I will be completely happy because you will be with me for ever.” ’

29Peter then said, ‘Friends, people of Israel, I must speak clearly to you about our ancestor, King David. He died and people buried his body in the ground. You can still see the place where people buried him.

30He was a prophet. He knew what God had promised to do for him. He knew that one of his descendants would be king of God's people one day.

31David understood what God would do in a future time. He did not speak about himself, but he spoke about the Messiah. He said that God would cause this man to become alive again after his death. God would not let him remain in Hades, the place for dead people. Nothing would destroy his body.

32This man that David talked about is Jesus. After his death, God caused him to become alive again. We ourselves saw this happen. All of us saw it.

33God took Jesus back up to heaven. He caused Jesus to sit at his right side, the place of great honour. Jesus received the Holy Spirit from his Father God, so that he could give the Spirit to us. This is what God had promised to do. God has poured his Holy Spirit on us. Now you are seeing and hearing the result of this.