Acts 13:16–25 · BSB
13:16
Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!
13:17
The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.
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13:18
He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.
13:19
And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.
13:20
All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
13:21
Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
13:22
After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
13:23
From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.
13:24
Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
13:25
As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’
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