31. and for many days he appeared to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are [now] his witnesses before the people.
32. We ourselves are proclaiming this good news to you that what God promised our ancestors
33. he has brought to fulfillment for us, (their) children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second psalm, ‘You are my son; this day I have begotten you.’
34. And that he raised him from the dead never to return to corruption he declared in this way, ‘I shall give you the benefits assured to David.’
35. That is why he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not suffer your holy one to see corruption.’
36. Now David, after he had served the will of God in his lifetime, fell asleep, was gathered to his ancestors, and did see corruption.
37. But the one whom God raised up did not see corruption.
38. You must know, my brothers, that through him forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you, [and] in regard to everything from which you could not be justified under the law of Moses,
39. in him every believer is justified.
40. Be careful, then, that what was said in the prophets not come about:
41. ‘Look on, you scoffers,be amazed and disappear.For I am doing a work in your days,a work that you will never believeeven if someone tells you.’”