33 that God has fulfilled this promise [a]to our children in that He (A)raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘(B)You are My Son; today i have begotten You.’ 34 As for the fact that He (C)raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: ‘(D)I will give you the holy and [b]sure blessings of David.’ 35 Therefore He also says in another Psalm, ‘(E)You will not [c]allow Your [d]Holy One to [e]undergo decay.’

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:33 Late mss read to us their children
  2. Acts 13:34 Lit trustworthy
  3. Acts 13:35 Lit give
  4. Acts 13:35 Or Devout or Pious
  5. Acts 13:35 Lit see corruption

33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.(A) As it is written in the second Psalm:

“‘You are my son;
    today I have become your father.’[a](B)

34 God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’[b](C)

35 So it is also stated elsewhere:

“‘You will not let your holy one see decay.’[c](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:33 Psalm 2:7
  2. Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3
  3. Acts 13:35 Psalm 16:10 (see Septuagint)