Acts 2:25-38

25King David said this about him: ‘I see that the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.

26No wonder my heart is glad, and my tongue shouts his praises! My body rests in hope.

27For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.

28You have shown me the way of life, and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.’

29“Dear brothers, think about this! You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn’t referring to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us.

30But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David’s own descendants would sit on his throne.

31David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah’s resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave.

32“God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this.

33Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God’s right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.

34For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand

35until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”’

36“So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!”

37Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”

38Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.