4 [13:16]And Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you that fear God, hear. [13:17]The God of this people chose our fathers, and raised up the people in the exile in the land of Egypt, and brought them out of it with a high arm. [13:18]And when he had borne with their conduct forty years in the wilderness, [13:19]and had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he distributed their land to them by lot. [13:20]And after this he gave judges four hundred and fifty years till Samuel the prophet. [13:21]And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years; [13:22]and removing him, he raised up for them David for a king, of whom also he said and testified, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will. 5 [13:23]Of the posterity of this man, according to his promise, has God raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus; [13:24]John having preached before his coming the baptism of a change of mind to all the people of Israel. [13:25]And when John completed his course, he said, Who do you suppose I am? I am not [the Christ]; but behold, there comes after me one the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to untie. 6 [13:26]Men and brothers, children of the race of Abraham, and you that fear God, the word of this salvation is sent to you. [13:27]For those living at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him and the words of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning [him]; [13:28]and [although] they found no cause of death [in him], they requested of Pilate that he might be destroyed; [13:29]and when they had performed all things written of him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb. [13:30]But God raised him from the dead, [13:31]and he appeared many days to those who went up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people. [13:32]And we declare to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers, [13:33]that God has fulfilled this to us their children in raising up Jesus, as it is written also in the first psalm, You are my son, to-day have I begotten you. [13:34]And that he raised him from the dead never more to return to destruction, he said thus; I will give you the sure promises of David. [13:35] Wherefore also in another place he says, Thou wilt not suffer thy holy one to see destruction. [13:36]For David, having in his generation served the will of God, fell asleep, and was gathered to his fathers and saw destruction; [13:37] but he whom God raised up saw not destruction. [13:38]Be it known to you therefore, men and brothers, that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins, [13:39]and every one who believes is justified by him from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. [13:40] See then that what is said by the prophets does not come upon you; [13:41] Behold, despisers, and wonder and