Acts 13:23-30

²³Jesus is David's descendant; he is the Savior that God promised to bring to Israel.

²⁴Before Jesus came, John announced the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

²⁵As John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one you're looking for. But after me one is coming whose sandals I'm not worthy to untie.’

²⁶My brothers, children of Abraham and those of you who have reverence for God: the message of this salvation has been sent to us!

²⁷The people living in Jerusalem and their leaders didn't recognize Jesus or understand the words spoken by the prophets that are read every Sabbath. In fact they fulfilled the prophetic words by condemning him!

²⁸Even though they couldn't find any evidence to sentence him to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

²⁹After they had fulfilled everything predicted that they would do to him, they took him down from the cross and buried him in a tomb.

³⁰But God raised him from the dead,