29 “Fellow Israelites,(A) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch(B) David died and was buried,(C) and his tomb is here(D) to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.(E) 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.(F) 32 God has raised this Jesus to life,(G) and we are all witnesses(H) of it. 33 Exalted(I) to the right hand of God,(J) he has received from the Father(K) the promised Holy Spirit(L) and has poured out(M) what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”’[a](N)

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord(O) and Messiah.”(P)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1

30 But God raised him from the dead,(A) 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.(B) They are now his witnesses(C) to our people.

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

“‘You are my son;
    today I have become your father.’[a](G)

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

“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’[b](H)

35 So it is also stated elsewhere:

“‘You will not let your holy one see decay.’[c](I)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:33 Psalm 2:7
  2. Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3
  3. Acts 13:35 Psalm 16:10 (see Septuagint)

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