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Acts - ch 13 v 21 - 40
- And then they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.
- And 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.
- Of this man's seed according to promise has God brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
- John having proclaimed before the face of his entry among the people the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
- And 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.
- Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent:
- for 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.
- And having found no cause of death in him, they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.
- And when they had fulfilled all things written concerning him, they took him down from the cross and put him in a sepulchre;
- but God raised him from among the dead,
- who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.
- And we declare unto you the glad tidings of the promise made to the fathers,
- that God 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.
- But 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.
- Wherefore also he says in another, Thou wilt not suffer thy gracious one to see corruption.
- For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.
- But he whom God raised up did not see corruption.
- Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren, that through this man remission of sins is preached to you,
- and from all things from which ye could not be justified in the law of Moses, in him every one that believes is justified.
- See therefore that that which is spoken in the prophets do not come upon you,
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