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"But 1Godraised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it 2was impossible* for Him to be held in its power.
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"For Davidsays of Him, '3I SAW THE LORDALWAYS* IN MY PRESENCE; FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHTHAND, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN.
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'THEREFORE* MY HEART WAS GLAD AND MY TONGUEEXULTED; MOREOVER* MY FLESHALSO WILL LIVE IN HOPE;
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BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT ABANDON MY SOUL TO 4HADES, 5NORALLOW YOUR HOLYONE TO UNDERGODECAY.
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'YOU HAVE MADEKNOWN TO ME THE WAYS OF LIFE; YOU WILL MAKE ME FULL OF GLADNESS WITH YOUR PRESENCE.'
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"Brethren*, I mayconfidentlysay to you regarding the 6patriarchDavid that he both7died and 8was buried, and 9his tomb is with us to thisday.
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"And so, because he was 10a prophet and knew that 11GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one OF HIS DESCENDANTS* ON HIS THRONE,
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he lookedahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that 12HE WAS NEITHERABANDONED TO HADES, NOR DID His fleshSUFFERDECAY.
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"ThisJesus13Godraised up again, to which we are all14witnesses.
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"Therefore having been exalted15to the righthand of God, and 16having received from the Father17the promise of the HolySpirit, He has 18pouredforththiswhich you bothsee and hear.
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"For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himselfsays: '19THE LORDSAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHTHAND,