Acts 13:23

Good News Translation

It was Jesus, a descendant of David, whom God made the Savior of the people of Israel, as he had promised.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:12

When you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will make one of your sons king and will keep his kingdom strong.

Psalm 132:11

You made a solemn promise to David— a promise you will not take back: “I will make one of your sons king, and he will rule after you.

Isaiah 11:1

The royal line of David is like a tree that has been cut down; but just as new branches sprout from a stump, so a new king will arise from among David's descendants.

Isaiah 11:10

A day is coming when the new king from the royal line of David will be a symbol to the nations. They will gather in his royal city and give him honor.

Isaiah 43:11

“I alone am the Lord, the only one who can save you.

Isaiah 45:21

Come and present your case in court; let the defendants consult one another. Who predicted long ago what would happen? Was it not I, the Lord, the God who saves his people? There is no other god.

Isaiah 7:13

To that Isaiah replied, “Listen, now, descendants of King David. It's bad enough for you to wear out the patience of people—do you have to wear out God's patience too?

Jeremiah 30:9

Instead, they will serve me, the Lord their God, and a descendant of David, whom I will enthrone as king.

Amos 9:11

The Lord says, “A day is coming when I will restore the kingdom of David, which is like a house fallen into ruins. I will repair its walls and restore it. I will rebuild it and make it as it was long ago.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion! Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you! He comes triumphant and victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey— on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Matthew 1:1

This is the list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, who was a descendant of Abraham.

Matthew 1:21

She will have a son, and you will name him Jesus—because he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 21:9

The crowds walking in front of Jesus and those walking behind began to shout, “Praise to David's Son! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord! Praise be to God!”

Matthew 22:42

“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?” “He is David's descendant,” they answered.

Luke 1:69

He has provided for us a mighty Savior, a descendant of his servant David.

John 4:42

and they told the woman, “We believe now, not because of what you said, but because we ourselves have heard him, and we know that he really is the Savior of the world.”

John 7:42

The scripture says that the Messiah will be a descendant of King David and will be born in Bethlehem, the town where David lived.”

Acts 13:32

And we are here to bring the Good News to you: what God promised our ancestors he would do, he has now done for us, who are their descendants, by raising Jesus to life. As it is written in the second Psalm, ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’

Acts 2:30

He was a prophet, and he knew what God had promised him: God had made a vow that he would make one of David's descendants a king, just as David was.

Acts 3:26

And so God chose his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by making every one of you turn away from your wicked ways.”

Acts 4:12

Salvation is to be found through him alone; in all the world there is no one else whom God has given who can save us.”

Romans 1:3

It is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: as to his humanity, he was born a descendant of David;

Romans 11:26

And this is how all Israel will be saved. As the scripture says, “The Savior will come from Zion and remove all wickedness from the descendants of Jacob.

Titus 1:4

I write to Titus, my true son in the faith that we have in common. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.

2 Peter 1:1

From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ— To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have been given a faith as precious as ours:

2 Peter 1:11

In this way you will be given the full right to enter the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 2:20

If people have escaped from the corrupting forces of the world through their knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and then are again caught and conquered by them, such people are in worse condition at the end than they were at the beginning.

2 Peter 3:18

But continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory, now and forever! Amen.

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to remember the words that were spoken long ago by the holy prophets, and the command from the Lord and Savior which was given you by your apostles.

1 John 4:14

And we have seen and tell others that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.

Jude 1:25

to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, from all ages past, and now, and forever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 22:16

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to announce these things to you in the churches. I am descended from the family of David; I am the bright morning star.”