2 ²² 'Men of Israel, listen to me: I speak of Jesus of Nazareth, a man singled out by God and made known to you through miracles, portents, and signs, which God worked among you through him, as you well know. 2 ²³ When he had been given up to you, by the deliberate will and plan of God, you used heathen men to crucify and kill him. 2 ²⁴ But God raised him to life again, setting him free from the pangs of death, because it could not be that death should keep him in its grip. 2 ^{25 [ Ps.16.8-11. ]} 'For David says of him:

"I foresaw that the presence of the Lord would be with me always,
For he is at my right hand so that I may not be shaken;
2 ²⁶ Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue spoke my joy;
Moreover, my flesh shall dwell in hope,
2 ²⁷ For thou wilt not abandon my soul to death,
Nor let thy loyal servant suffer corruption.
2 ²⁸ Thou hast shown me the ways of life,
Thou wilt fill me with gladness by thy presence."

2 ²⁹ 'Let me tell you plainly, my friends, that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this very day. 2 ³⁰ It is clear therefore that he spoke as a prophet who knew that God had sworn to him that one of his own direct descendants should sit on his throne; 2 ³¹ and when he said he was not abandoned to death, and his flesh never suffered corruption, he spoke with foreknowledge of the resurrection of the Messiah. 2 ³² The Jesus we speak of has been raised by God, as we can all bear witness. 2 ³³ Exalted thus with Or: at. God's right hand, he received the Holy Spirit from the Father, as was promised, and all that you now see and hear flows from him. 2 ^{34 [ Ps.110.1. ]} For it was not David who went up to heaven, his own words are: "The Lord said to my Lord, 'Sit at my right hand 2 ³⁵ until I make your enemies your footstool.'" 2 ³⁶ Let all Israel then accept as certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.'


2 ³⁷ When they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the apostles, Some witnesses read: the rest of the apostles. 'Friends, what are we to do?' 2 ³⁸ 'Repent,' said Peter, 'repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 2 ³⁹ For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God may call.'

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