Acts 13:17-41
Lexham English Bible
17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people during their[a] stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. 18 And for a period of time of about forty years, he put up with them in the wilderness. 19 And after[b] destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave their land to his people[c] as an inheritance. 20 This took[d] about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, he gave them[e] judges until Samuel the prophet. 21 And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 And after[f] removing him, he raised up David for their king, about whom he also said, testifying, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man in accordance with my heart, who will carry out all my will.’[g] 23 From the descendants of this man, according to his promise, God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus. 24 Before his coming[h] John had publicly proclaimed[i] a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 But while John was completing his[j] mission, he said, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not he! But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of his[k] feet!’
26 “Men and brothers, sons of the family of Abraham and those among you who fear God—to us the message of this salvation has been sent! 27 For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they[l] did not recognize this one, and the voices of the prophets that are read on every Sabbath, fulfilled them[m] by[n] condemning him.[o] 28 And although they[p] found no charge worthy of death, they asked Pilate that he be executed. 29 And when they had carried out all the things that were written about him, they took him[q] down from the tree and[r] placed him[s] in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead, 31 who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem—who are now his witnesses to the people. 32 And we proclaim the good news to you: that the promise that was made to the fathers, 33 this promise[t] God has fulfilled to our children[u] by[v] raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second psalm,
‘You are my Son;
today I have fathered you.’[w]
34 But that he has raised him from the dead, no more going to return to decay, he has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you the reliable divine decrees of David.’[x] 35 Therefore he also says in another psalm,[y]
‘You will not permit your Holy One to experience decay.’[z]
36 For David, after[aa] serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was buried with[ab] his fathers, and experienced decay. 37 But he whom God raised up did not experience decay.
38 “Therefore let it be known to you, men and brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and from all the things from which you were not able to be justified by the law of Moses, 39 by this one everyone who believes is justified! 40 Watch out, therefore, lest what is stated by the prophets come upon you:[ac]
41 ‘Look, you scoffers,
and be astonished and perish!
For I am doing a work in your days,
a work that you would never believe
even if someone were to tell it[ad] to you.’”[ae]
Footnotes
- Acts 13:17 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 13:19 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“destroying”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 13:19 The words “to his people” are supplied as a clarification of who received the land
- Acts 13:20 The words “This took” are not in the Greek text but are supplied in keeping with English style
- Acts 13:20 Here the indirect object “them” is not in the Greek text but is implied
- Acts 13:22 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“removing”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 13:22 A quotation from 1 Sam 13:14
- Acts 13:24 Literally “the presence of his coming”
- Acts 13:24 Here the participle (“had publicly proclaimed”) has been translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style
- Acts 13:25 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 13:25 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 13:27 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“did not recognize”) which is understood as causal
- Acts 13:27 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 13:27 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“condemning”) which is understood as means
- Acts 13:27 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 13:28 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the genitive absolute participle (“found”) which is understood as concessive
- Acts 13:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 13:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took … down”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 13:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 13:33 It is necessary to repeat the word “promise” from the previous verse for clarity here
- Acts 13:33 Some manuscripts have “to us their children”
- Acts 13:33 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“raising”) which is understood as means
- Acts 13:33 A quotation from Ps 2:7
- Acts 13:34 A quotation from Isa 55:3
- Acts 13:35 *The word “psalm” is not in the Greek text but is implied
- Acts 13:35 A quotation from Ps 16:10
- Acts 13:36 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“serving”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 13:36 Literally “was gathered to”
- Acts 13:40 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 13:41 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 13:41 A quotation from Hab 1:5
Acts 13:17-41
New Living Translation
17 “The God of this nation of Israel chose our ancestors and made them multiply and grow strong during their stay in Egypt. Then with a powerful arm he led them out of their slavery. 18 He put up with them[a] through forty years of wandering in the wilderness. 19 Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to Israel as an inheritance. 20 All this took about 450 years.
“After that, God gave them judges to rule until the time of Samuel the prophet. 21 Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years. 22 But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’[b]
23 “And it is one of King David’s descendants, Jesus, who is God’s promised Savior of Israel! 24 Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized. 25 As John was finishing his ministry he asked, ‘Do you think I am the Messiah? No, I am not! But he is coming soon—and I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the sandals on his feet.’
26 “Brothers—you sons of Abraham, and also you God-fearing Gentiles—this message of salvation has been sent to us! 27 The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read every Sabbath. 28 They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.
29 “When they had done all that the prophecies said about him, they took him down from the cross[c] and placed him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead! 31 And over a period of many days he appeared to those who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people of Israel.
32 “And now we are here to bring you this Good News. The promise was made to our ancestors, 33 and God has now fulfilled it for us, their descendants, by raising Jesus. This is what the second psalm says about Jesus:
‘You are my Son.
Today I have become your Father.[d]’
34 For God had promised to raise him from the dead, not leaving him to rot in the grave. He said, ‘I will give you the sacred blessings I promised to David.’[e] 35 Another psalm explains it more fully: ‘You will not allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.’[f] 36 This is not a reference to David, for after David had done the will of God in his own generation, he died and was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed. 37 No, it was a reference to someone else—someone whom God raised and whose body did not decay.
38 [g]“Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. 39 Everyone who believes in him is made right in God’s sight—something the law of Moses could never do. 40 Be careful! Don’t let the prophets’ words apply to you. For they said,
41 ‘Look, you mockers,
be amazed and die!
For I am doing something in your own day,
something you wouldn’t believe
even if someone told you about it.’[h]”
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