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Acts 13:32

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

And we ourselves proclaim to you the good news of the promise that was made to our ancestors.

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For the promise to Abraham  or to his descendants that he would inherit the world  was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.


And now I stand on trial because of the hope  in what God promised  to our ancestors,


I will establish over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will shepherd them. He will tend them himself and will be their shepherd.


They are Israelites,  and to them belong the adoption,  the glory,  the covenants,  the giving of the law,  the temple service,  and the promises.


Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers and sisters, that through this man forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you.


You are to tell him: This is what the Lord of Armies says: Here is a man whose name is Branch;  he will branch out from his place and build the Lord’s temple.


Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are small among the clans of Judah; one will come from you to be ruler over Israel for me. His origin  is from antiquity, from ancient times.


‘Look, the days are coming’   #– #this is the  Lord’s declaration – ‘when I will raise up a Righteous Branch for David. He will reign wisely as king and administer justice and righteousness in the land.


And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful   are the feet of those who bring good news.   ,


Every day in the temple, and in various homes, they continued teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.


Therefore repent  and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,


But the angel said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid,  for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:


The angel answered him, ‘I am Gabriel,  who stands in the presence of God,  and I was sent to speak to you and tell you this good news.


But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings,  and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.


‘See, I am going to send my messenger,  and he will clear the way before me.  Then the Lord you seek  will suddenly come to his temple,  the Messenger of the covenant you delight in #– #see, he is coming,’ says the Lord of Armies.


Sword, awake against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate – this is the declaration of the  Lord of Armies. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.


‘On that day a fountain  will be opened for the house of David and for the residents of Jerusalem, to wash away sin and impurity.


Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.


I will shake all the nations so that the treasures of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’  says the Lord of Armies.


The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal  the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners;


How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace, who brings news of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns! ’


I was the first to say to Zion, “Look! Here they are! ” And I gave Jerusalem a herald with good news.


Zion, herald of good news, go up on a high mountain. Jerusalem, herald of good news, raise your voice loudly. Raise it, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, ‘Here is your God! ’


Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, and a branch  from his roots will bear fruit.


Therefore, the Lord himself will give you  a sign: See, the virgin will conceive,  have a son, and name him Immanuel.  ,


‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers.  You must listen to him.


The sceptre will not depart from Judah or the staff from between his feet until he whose right it is comes  , and the obedience of the peoples belongs to him.


I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky, I will give your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed  by your offspring,


And all the nations of the earth will be blessed  by your offspring  because you have obeyed my command.’


I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed  through you.  ,


I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.


He sent the message to the Israelites, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ #– #he is Lord of all.


‘From this man’s descendants, as he promised, God brought to Israel  the Saviour, Jesus.


‘People! Why are you doing these things? We are people also, just like you, and we are proclaiming good news to you, that you turn from these worthless things  to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.  ,


which he promised beforehand  through his prophets  in the Holy Scriptures #– #





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