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Acts - ch 13 v 21 - 40
- And afterward they asked for a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years.
- And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who shall do all My will.
- Of this man's seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
- when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
- And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not `he'. But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.
- Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth.
- For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled `them' by condemning `him'.
- And though they found no cause of death `in him', yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.
- And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
- But God raised him from the dead:
- and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.
- And we bring you good tidings of the promise made unto the fathers,
- that God hath fulfilled the same unto our children, in that he raised up Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
- And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he hath spoken on this wise, I will give you the holy and sure `blessings' of David.
- Because he saith also in another `psalm', Thou wilt not give Thy Holy One to see corruption.
- For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
- but he whom God raised up saw no corruption.
- Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins:
- and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
- Beware therefore, lest that come upon `you' which is spoken in the prophets:
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