Acts 13:24-37

²⁴For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.

²⁵And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

²⁶My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you who have the fear of God, to us the word of this salvation is sent.

²⁷For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him.

²⁸And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.

²⁹And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead.

³⁰But God gave him back from the dead:

³¹And for a number of days he was seen by those who came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses before the people.

³²And we are giving you the good news of the undertaking made to the fathers,

³³Which God has now put into effect for our children, by sending Jesus; as it says in the second Psalm, You are my Son; this day I have given you being.

³⁴And about his coming back from the dead, never again to go to destruction, he has said these words, I will give you the holy and certain mercies of David.

³⁵Because he says in another Psalm, You will not let your Holy One see destruction.

³⁶Now David, having done God's work for his generation, went to sleep, and was put with his fathers, and his body came to destruction:

³⁷But he, who was lifted up by God, did not see destruction.