Acts 13:34

34 And this is what God said about raising him from death, never to rot away in the grave: 1 "I will give you the sacred and sure blessings that I promised to David.'

Acts 13:34 In-Context

32 And we are here to bring the Good News to you: what God promised our ancestors he would do, he has now done for us, who are their descendants, by raising Jesus to life. As it is written in the second Psalm, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father.'
34 And this is what God said about raising him from death, never to rot away in the grave: "I will give you the sacred and sure blessings that I promised to David.'
35 As indeed he says in another passage, "You will not allow your faithful servant to rot in the grave.'
36 For David served God's purposes in his own time, and then he died, was buried with his ancestors, and his body rotted in the grave.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 13.34Isaiah 55.3 (LXX).
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.