Acts 3:25

25 These prophets, along with the covenant God made with your ancestors, are your family tree. God's covenant-word to Abraham provides the text: 'By your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.'

Acts 3:25 In-Context

23 Every last living soul who refuses to listen to that prophet will be wiped out from the people.'
24 "All the prophets from Samuel on down said the same thing, said most emphatically that these days would come.
25 These prophets, along with the covenant God made with your ancestors, are your family tree. God's covenant-word to Abraham provides the text: 'By your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.'
26 But you are first in line: God, having raised up his Son, sent him to bless you as you turn, one by one, from your evil ways."
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