Acts 2:26–38 · BSB
2:26
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,
2:27
because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
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2:28
You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
2:29
Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
2:30
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
2:31
Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
2:32
God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
2:33
Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
2:34
For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
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until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
2:36
Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
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When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
2:38
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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