Acts 13:34

32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’
KJV
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
WEB
“Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’
ASV
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he hath spoken on this wise, I will give you the holy and sure [blessings] of David.
DARBY
But that he raised him from among [the] dead, no more to return to corruption, he spoke thus: I will give to you the faithful mercies of David.
BLB
And that He raised Him out from the dead, no more being about to return to decay, He spoke thus: ‘I will give to you⁺ the holy [blessings], the faithful ones, of David.’
ÅB
Men at han har oppreist ham fra de døde, så han ikke mere skal vende tilbake til tilintetgjørelse, det har han sagt slik: Jeg vil gi dere de hellige løfter til David, de trofaste.
OTB
Gud reiste Ham opp fra de døde, og sørget for at Han aldri skulle bli utsatt for forråtnelse. Som Gud har sagt,
'Jeg vil gi dere de hellige og sikre velsignelsene som ble lovet David.'
B1930
Men at han har opreist ham fra de døde, så han ikke mere skal vende tilbake til tilintetgjørelse, det har han sagt således: Jeg vil gi eder de hellige løfter til David, de trofaste.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 55:3

    Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

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  • Psalms 89:2–4

    For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

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  • Romans 6:9

    Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

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  • Psalms 89:19–37

    Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

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  • Ezekiel 34:23–24

    And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

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  • 2 Samuel 7:14–16

    I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

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  • Jeremiah 33:15–17

    In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.

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  • Jeremiah 33:26

    Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.

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