17. The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people in their sojourn in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought them out of it,
18. and for a time of about forty years he nursed them in the desert.
19. And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.
20. And after these things he gave them judges till Samuel the prophet, to the end of about four hundred and fifty years.
21. And then they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.
22. And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.
23. Of this man's seed according to promise has God brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
24. John having proclaimed before the face of his entry among the people the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25. And as John was fulfilling his course he said, Whom do ye suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.
26. Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent:
27. for those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, have fulfilled also the voices of the prophets which are read on every sabbath, by judging him.
28. And having found no cause of death in him, they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.
29. And when they had fulfilled all things written concerning him, they took him down from the cross and put him in a sepulchre;