^12 (A)When your days are fulfilled and ^(B)you lie down with your fathers, ^(C)I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. ^13 (D)He shall build a house for my name, and ^(E)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. ^14 (F)I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, ^(G)I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, ^15 (H)but my steadfast love will not depart from him, ^(I)as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. ^16 (J)And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me.^{[a] (K)}Your throne shall be established forever.’”

² which ^(A)he promised beforehand ^(B)through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, ^(C)who was descended from David^{[a] (D)}according to the flesh ⁴ and ^(E)was declared to be the Son of God ^(F)in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,