Acts 13:14-39

New International Version

¹⁴ From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch.^(A) On the Sabbath^(B) they entered the synagogue^(C) and sat down. ¹⁵ After the reading from the Law^(D) and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.”

¹⁶ Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand^(E) and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! ¹⁷ The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country;^{(F) 18} for about forty years he endured their conduct^[a](G) in the wilderness;^{(H) 19} and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,^(I) giving their land to his people^(J) as their inheritance.^{(K) 20} All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges^(L) until the time of Samuel the prophet.^{(M) 21} Then the people asked for a king,^(N) and he gave them Saul^(O) son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin,^(P) who ruled forty years. ²² After removing Saul,^(Q) he made David their king.^(R) God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart;^(S) he will do everything I want him to do.’^(T)

²³ “From this man’s descendants^(U) God has brought to Israel the Savior^(V) Jesus,^(W) as he promised.^{(X) 24} Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.^{(Y) 25} As John was completing his work,^(Z) he said: ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for.^(AA) But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’^(AB)

²⁶ “Fellow children of Abraham^(AC) and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation^(AD) has been sent. ²⁷ The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus,^(AE) yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets^(AF) that are read every Sabbath. ²⁸ Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.^{(AG) 29} When they had carried out all that was written about him,^(AH) they took him down from the cross^(AI) and laid him in a tomb.^{(AJ) 30} But God raised him from the dead,^{(AK) 31} and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.^(AL) They are now his witnesses^(AM) to our people.

³² “We tell you the good news:^(AN) What God promised our ancestors^{(AO) 33} he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.^(AP) As it is written in the second Psalm:

³⁴ God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

³⁵ So it is also stated elsewhere:

³⁶ “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;^(AT) he was buried with his ancestors^(AU) and his body decayed. ³⁷ But the one whom God raised from the dead^(AV) did not see decay.

³⁸ “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.^{(AW) 39} Through him everyone who believes^(AX) is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.^(AY)