24. Before Jesus came, John preached to all the people of Israel. He told them about a baptism of changed hearts and lives.
25. When he was finishing his work, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the Christ. He is coming later. I am not worthy to untie his sandals.’
26. “Brothers, sons in the family of Abraham, and you non-Jews who worship God, listen! The news about this salvation has been sent to us.
27. Those who live in Jerusalem and their leaders did not realize that Jesus was the Savior. They did not understand the words that the prophets wrote, which are read every Sabbath day. But they made them come true when they said Jesus was guilty.
28. They could not find any real reason for Jesus to die, but they asked Pilate to have him killed.
29. They did to him all that the Scriptures had said. Then they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb.
30. But God raised him up from death!
31. After this, for many days, the people who had gone with Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem saw him. They are now his witnesses to the people.
32. We tell you the Good News about the promise God made to our ancestors.
33. We are their children, and God has made this promise come true for us. God did this by raising Jesus from death. We read about this also in Psalm 2:‘You are my Son.Today I have become your Father.’ Psalm 2:7
34. God raised Jesus from death. He will never go back to the grave and become dust. So God said:‘I will give you the holy and sure blessingsthat I promised to David.’ Isaiah 55:3