¹⁴ “In those times many shall rise against the king of the south, and the violent among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but ^(A)they shall fail.

¹⁷ for ^(A)God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and ^(B)handing over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

²⁵ who through the mouth of our father David, your servant,^[a] said by the Holy Spirit,

²⁷ for truly in this city there were gathered together against your ^(D)holy servant Jesus, ^(E)whom you anointed, both ^(F)Herod and ^(G)Pontius Pilate, along ^(H)with the Gentiles and ^(I)the peoples of Israel, ^28 (J)to do whatever your hand and ^(K)your plan had predestined to take place.