The Promise Fulfilled

26Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.

27For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize this one and by condemning him fulfilled the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath,

28And though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

29And when they had carried out all that had been written concerning him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.

30But God raised him from the dead.

31He appeared for many days to those who had gone up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

32And we ourselves proclaim to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,

33that God has fulfilled this for our children by raising up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm: ‘You are my Son; today I have begotten you.’

34And that he raised him from the dead, no longer about to return to decay, he has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’

35Therefore he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not let your Holy One see decay.’

36For David, after serving God's purpose in his own generation, fell asleep and was gathered to his fathers and saw decay.

37But the one whom God raised up did not see decay.