Acts 13:36
34 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.’
35 So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’
For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
37 But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
38 Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
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
- For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.
- ASV
- For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
- DARBY
- For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.
- BLB
- For indeed David, having served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was added to his fathers, and he saw decay.
- ÅB
- For David sov inn, etter at han i sin levetid hadde tjent Guds råd, og han ble samlet med sine fedre og så tilintetgjørelse;
- OTB
- "Nå, da David hadde tjent Guds hensikt i sin egen generasjon, døde han; han ble begravet med sine forfedre og hans kropp gikk til grunne.
- B1930
- For David sov inn, efterat han i sin levetid hadde tjent Guds råd, og han blev samlet med sine fedre og så tilintetgjørelse;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 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.
Read in context1 Kings 2:10
Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
Read in context2 Samuel 7:12
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
Read in contextActs 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.’
Read in context1 Chronicles 18:14
Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
Read in contextPsalms 78:71–72
from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
Read in context1 Chronicles 15:25–29
So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
Read in contextGenesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
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