LESSON
59
THE MESSAGE TO PISIDIA (continued)
Acts 13:33-43 New Living Translation (NLT)
33 and God
has now fulfilled it for us, their descendants, by raising Jesus. This is what the
second psalm says about Jesus: ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your Father. 34 For God had promised to raise him from
the dead, not leaving him to rot in the grave. He said, ‘I will give you the sacred blessings I promised to
David.’ 35 Another psalm explains it more fully: ‘You will not allow your
Holy One to rot in the grave.’ 36 This is not a reference to David, for after David had done the will of God in his own generation,
he died and was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed. 37 No, it was a reference to someone else—someone
whom God raised and whose body did not decay. 38 “Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man
Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. 39 Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something
the law of Moses could never do. 40 Be careful! Don’t let the prophets’
words apply to you. For they said, 41 ‘Look, you mockers, be
amazed and die! For I am doing something in your own day, something
you wouldn’t believe even if someone told you about it.’ 42 As Paul and Barnabas left the synagogue that day, the people
begged them to speak about these things again the next week. 43 Many Jews and devout converts to
Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to
rely on the grace of God.
