Acts 13:14-41 (New International Version)

14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch.¹ On the Sabbath² they entered the synagogue³ and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law⁴ and the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent word to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have a message of encouragement for the people, please speak." 16 Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand⁵ and said: "Men of Israel and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! 17 The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt, with mighty power he led them out of that country,⁶ 18 he endured their conduct^a7 for about forty years in the desert,⁸ 19 he overthrew seven nations in Canaan⁹ and gave their land to his people¹⁰ as their inheritance.¹¹ 20 All this took about 450 years. "After this, God gave them judges¹² until the time of Samuel the prophet.¹³ 21 Then the people asked for a king,¹⁴ and he gave them Saul¹⁵ son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin,¹⁶ who ruled forty years. 22 After removing Saul,¹⁷ he made David their king.¹⁸ He testified concerning him: 'I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart;¹⁹ he will do everything I want him to do.'²⁰ 23 "From this man's descendants²¹ God has brought to Israel the Savior²² Jesus,²³ as he promised.²⁴ 24 Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.²⁵ 25 As John was completing his work,²⁶ he said: 'Who do you think I am? I am not that one.²⁷ No, but he is coming after me, whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.'²⁸ 26 "Brothers,²⁹ children of Abraham,³⁰ and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation³¹ has been sent. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus,³² yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets³³ that are read every Sabbath. 28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.³⁴ 29 When they had carried out all that was written about him,³⁵ they took him down from the tree³⁶ and laid him in a tomb.³⁷ 30 But God raised him from the dead,³⁸ 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.³⁹ They are now his witnesses⁴⁰ to our people. 32 "We tell you the good news:⁴¹ What God promised our fathers⁴² 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.⁴³ As it is written in the second Psalm: " 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father.^b '^c44 34 The fact that God raised him from the dead, never to decay, is stated in these words: " 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.'^d45 35 So it is stated elsewhere: " 'You will not let your Holy One see decay.'^e46 36 "For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;⁴⁷ he was buried with his fathers⁴⁸ and his body decayed. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead⁴⁹ did not see decay. 38 "Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.⁵⁰ 39 Through him everyone who believes⁵¹ is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.⁵² 40 Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you: 41 " 'Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish, for I am going to do something in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.'^f "⁵³