21. The Israelites requested a king, so God gave them Saul, Kish’s son, from the tribe of Benjamin, and he served as their king for forty years.
22. After God removed him, he raised up David to be their king. God testified concerning him, ‘I have found David, Jesse’s son, a man who shares my desires. Whatever my will is, he will do.’
23. From this man’s descendants, God brought to Israel a savior, Jesus, just as he promised.
24. Before Jesus’ appearance, John proclaimed to all the Israelites a baptism to show they were changing their hearts and lives.
25. As John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I’m not the one you think I am, but he is coming after me. I’m not worthy to loosen his sandals.’
26. “Brothers, children of Abraham’s family, and you Gentile God-worshippers, the message about this salvation has been sent to us.
27. The people in Jerusalem and their leaders didn’t recognize Jesus. By condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
28. Even though they didn’t find a single legal basis for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
29. When they finished doing everything that had been written about him, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb.
30. But God raised him from the dead!
31. He appeared over many days to those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people.
32. “We proclaim to you the good news. What God promised to our ancestors,