Acts 13:17-35

17The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm he brought them out of it. 18And about the time of forty years he bore their manners in the wilderness.1 19And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot. 20And after these things, which took about four hundred and fifty years, he gave to them judges, until Samuel the prophet. 21And afterward they desired a king: and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. 22And when he had removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfil all my will. 23Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus: 24After John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he . But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. 26Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. 27For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the words of the prophets which are read every sabbath, they have fulfilled them in condemning him . 28And though they found no cause of death in him, yet they desired Pilate that he should be put to death. 29And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. 30But God raised him from the dead: 31And he was seen many days by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people. 32And we declare to you the glad tidings, that the promise which was made to the fathers, 33God hath fulfilled the same to us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. 34And as concerning that he raised him from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said in this way, I will give you the sure mercies of David.2 35Therefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not allow thy Holy One to see corruption.