Acts 13:23-28

²³'Of this one's seed God, according to promise, did raise to Israel a Saviour — Jesus,

²⁴John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;

²⁵and as John was fulfilling the course, he said, Whom me do ye suppose to be? I am not he, but, lo, he doth come after me, of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of his feet.

²⁶'Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, to you was the word of this salvation sent,

²⁷for those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their chiefs, this one not having known, also the voices of the prophets, which every sabbath are being read — having judged him — did fulfil,

²⁸and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain,