Acts 2:30
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30 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne.(A)
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Psalm 132:11-18
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11 The Lord swore to David a sure oath
from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body
I will set on your throne.(A)
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and my decrees that I shall teach them,
their sons also, forevermore,
shall sit on your throne.”(B)
13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his habitation:(C)
14 “This is my resting place forever;
here I will reside, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly bless its provisions;
I will satisfy its poor with bread.(D)
16 Its priests I will clothe with salvation,
and its faithful will shout for joy.
17 There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.(E)
18 His enemies I will clothe with disgrace,
but on him, his crown will gleam.”(F)
2 Peter 1:21
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21 because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.[a](A)
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- 1.21 Other ancient authorities read but, moved by the Holy Spirit, saints of God spoke
Psalm 89:3-4
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3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to my servant David:(A)
4 ‘I will establish your descendants forever
and build your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah(B)
2 Samuel 23:2
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2 The spirit of the Lord speaks through me;
his word is upon my tongue.(A)
2 Samuel 7:11-16
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11 from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel, and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house.(A) 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come forth from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.(B) 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.(C) 14 I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. When he commits iniquity, I will punish him with a rod such as mortals use, with blows inflicted by human beings.(D) 15 But I will not take[a] my steadfast love from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.(E) 16 Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me;[b] your throne shall be established forever.”(F)
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Revelation 19:16
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16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, “King of kings and Lord of lords.”(A)
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Revelation 17:14
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14 they will wage war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”(A)
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Hebrews 7:21
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21 but this one became a priest with an oath because of the one who said to him,
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- 7.21 Other ancient witnesses add according to the order of Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:1-2
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The Priestly Order of Melchizedek
7 This “Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him,”(A) 2 and to him Abraham apportioned “one-tenth of everything.” His name, in the first place, means “king of righteousness”; next, he is also king of Salem, that is, “king of peace.”
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Hebrews 6:17
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17 In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath,(A)
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Hebrews 4:7
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7 again he sets a certain day—“today”—saying through David much later, in the words already quoted,
“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts.”(A)
Hebrews 3:7
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Warning against Unbelief
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,
“Today, if you hear his voice,(A)
2 Timothy 2:8
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8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David—that is my gospel,
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Romans 15:12
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12 and again Isaiah says,
“The root of Jesse shall come,
the one who rises to rule the gentiles;
in him the gentiles shall hope.”(A)
Romans 1:3
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3 the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh(A)
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Acts 1:16
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16 “Brothers and sisters,[a] the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus,(A)
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John 18:36-37
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36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”(A) 37 Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”(B)
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Luke 24:44
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44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.”(A)
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Luke 2:10-11
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10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people:(A) 11 to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah,[a] the Lord.(B)
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- 2.11 Or the Christ
Luke 1:69-70
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69 He has raised up a mighty savior[a] for us
in the house of his child David,(A)
70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,(B)
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- 1.69 Gk a horn of salvation
Luke 1:31-33
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31 And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.(A) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.(B) 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”(C)
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Mark 12:36
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36 David himself, by the Holy Spirit, declared,
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet.” ’(A)
Matthew 27:35
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35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots;[a](A)
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Matthew 22:43
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43 He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit[a] calls him Lord, saying,
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- 22.43 Gk in spirit
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