20. This took about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
21. And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
22. And after removing him, he raised up David for their king, about whom he also said, testifying, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man in accordance with my heart, who will carry out all my will.’
23. From the descendants of this man, according to his promise, God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus.
24. Before his coming John had publicly proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25. But while John was completing his mission, he said, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not he! But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of his feet!’
26. “Men and brothers, sons of the family of Abraham and those among you who fear God—to us the message of this salvation has been sent!
27. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize this one, and the voices of the prophets that are read on every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
28. And although they found no charge worthy of death, they asked Pilate that he be executed.