The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 51: Acts: The Challoner Revision — John Shaqi
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 51: Acts: The Challoner Revision
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The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 51: Acts: The Challoner Revision
Bible. Acts
13:14. But they, passing through Perge, came to Antioch in Pisidia: and,
entering into the Synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat down.
13:15. And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of
the synagogue sent to them, saying: Ye men, brethren, if you have any
word of exhortation to make to the people, speak.
13:16. Then Paul rising up and with his hand bespeaking silence, said:
Ye men of Israel and you that fear God, give ear.
13:17. The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers and exalted the
people when they were sojourners in the land of Egypt: And with an high
arm brought them out from thence:
13:18. And for the space of forty years endured their manners in the
desert:
13:19. And, destroying seven nations in the land of Chaanan, divided
their land among them by lot.
13:20. As it were, after four hundred and fifty years. And after these
things, he gave unto them judges, until Samuel the prophet.
13:21. And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the
son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.
13:22. And when he had removed him, he raised them up David to be king:
to whom giving testimony, he said: I have found David, the son of Jesse,
a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my wills.
13:23. Of this man's seed, God, according to his promise, hath raised up
to Israel a Saviour Jesus:
13:24. John first preaching, before his coming, the baptism of penance
to all the people of Israel.
13:25. And when John was fulfilling his course, he said: I am not he
whom you think me to be. But behold, there cometh one after me, whose
shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
13:26. Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever
among you fear God: to you the word of this salvation is sent.
13:27. For they that inhabited Jerusalem and the rulers thereof, not
knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every
sabbath, judging him, have fulfilled them.
13:28. And finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate that
they might kill him.
13:29. And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him,
taking him down from the tree, they laid him in a sepulchre.
13:30. But God raised him up from the dead the third day.
13:31. Who was seen for many days by them who came up with him from
Galilee to Jerusalem, who to this present are his witnesses to the
people.
13:32. And we declare unto you that the promise which was made to our
fathers,
13:33. This same God hath fulfilled to our children, raising up Jesus,
as in the second psalm also is written: Thou art my Son: this day have I
begotten thee.
13:34. And to shew that he raised him up from the dead, not to return
now any more to corruption, he said thus: I will give you the holy
things of David, faithful.
I will give you the holy, etc... These are the words of the prophet
Isaias, 55. 3. According to the Septuagint, the sense is: I will
faithfully fulfil the promises I made to David.
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