Acts 13
22 Ref And having put him on one side, he made David their king, to whom he gave witness, saying, I have taken David, the son of Jesse, a man dear to my heart, who will do all my pleasure.
23 Ref From this man's seed has God given to Israel a Saviour, even Jesus, as he gave his word;
24 Ref For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.
25 Ref And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.
26 Ref My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you who have the fear of God, to us the word of this salvation is sent.
27 Ref For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him.
28 Ref And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.
29 Ref And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead.
30 Ref But God gave him back from the dead:
31 Ref And for a number of days he was seen by those who came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses before the people.
32 Ref And we are giving you the good news of the undertaking made to the fathers,
33 Ref Which God has now put into effect for our children, by sending Jesus; as it says in the second Psalm, You are my Son; this day I have given you being.
34 Ref And about his coming back from the dead, never again to go to destruction, he has said these words, I will give you the holy and certain mercies of David.
35 Ref Because he says in another Psalm, You will not let your Holy One see destruction.
36 Ref Now David, having done God's work for his generation, went to sleep, and was put with his fathers, and his body came to destruction:
