Acts 13:34

Good News Translation

And this is what God said about raising him from death, never to rot away in the grave: ‘I will give you the sacred and sure blessings that I promised to David.’

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:5

And that is how God will bless my descendants, because he has made an eternal covenant with me, an agreement that will not be broken, a promise that will not be changed. That is all I desire; that will be my victory, and God will surely bring it about.

Isaiah 55:3

“Listen now, my people, and come to me; come to me, and you will have life! I will make a lasting covenant with you and give you the blessings I promised to David.

Jeremiah 30:9

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

Jeremiah 33:26

And just as surely as I have done this, so I will maintain my covenant with Jacob's descendants and with my servant David. I will choose one of David's descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will be merciful to my people and make them prosperous again.”

Hosea 3:5

But the time will come when the people of Israel will once again turn to the Lord their God and to a descendant of David their king. Then they will fear the Lord and will receive his good gifts.

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 12:8

At that time the Lord will protect those who live in Jerusalem, and even the weakest among them will become as strong as David was. The descendants of David will lead them like the angel of the Lord, like God himself.

Acts 13:30

But God raised him from death,

Acts 13:37

But this did not happen to the one whom God raised from death.

Acts 2:24

But God raised him from death, setting him free from its power, because it was impossible that death should hold him prisoner.

Romans 6:9

For we know that Christ has been raised from death and will never die again—death will no longer rule over him.