^{26 Ref} Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

^{27 Ref} For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn't know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

^{28 Ref} Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

^{29 Ref} When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

^{30 Ref} But God raised him from the dead,

^{31 Ref} and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

^{32 Ref} We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,

^{33 Ref} that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, 'You are my Son. Today I have become your father.'

^{34 Ref} "Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.'

^{35 Ref} Therefore he says also in another psalm, 'You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.'

^{36 Ref} For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

^{37 Ref} But he whom God raised up saw no decay.

^{38 Ref} Be it known to you therefore, brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,

^{39 Ref} and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.