Acts 2:25-37
New American Standard Bible
25 For David says of Him,
‘(A)I saw the Lord continually before me,
Because He is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue was overjoyed;
Moreover my flesh also will live in hope;
27 For You will not abandon my soul to (B)Hades,
(C)Nor will You [a]allow Your [b]Holy One to [c]undergo decay.
28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of gladness with Your presence.’
29 “[d]Brothers, I may confidently say to you regarding the (D)patriarch David that he both (E)died and (F)was buried, and (G)his tomb is [e]with us to this day. 30 So because he was (H)a prophet and knew that (I)God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one [f]of his descendants on his throne, 31 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the [g]Christ, that (J)He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh [h]suffer decay. 32 It is this Jesus whom (K)God raised up, [i]a fact to which we are all (L)witnesses. 33 Therefore, [j]since He has been exalted [k](M)at the right hand of God, and (N)has received (O)the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has (P)poured out this which you both see and hear. 34 For it was not David who ascended into [l]heaven, but he himself says:
‘(Q)The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
35 Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
36 Therefore let all the (R)house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both (S)Lord and [m]Christ—this Jesus (T)whom you crucified.”
37 Now when they heard this, they were [n]pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “[o]Brothers, (U)what are we to do?”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Acts 2:27 Lit give
- Acts 2:27 Or Devout; or Pious
- Acts 2:27 Lit see corruption
- Acts 2:29 Lit Men, brothers
- Acts 2:29 Lit among
- Acts 2:30 Lit of the fruit of his loins
- Acts 2:31 I.e., Messiah
- Acts 2:31 Lit see corruption
- Acts 2:32 Or of whom we
- Acts 2:33 Or having been...having received
- Acts 2:33 Or by
- Acts 2:34 Lit the heavens
- Acts 2:36 I.e., Messiah
- Acts 2:37 Or wounded in conscience
- Acts 2:37 Lit Men, brothers
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