Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Messiah to sit on his throne,
But you, Beit-Lechem Efratah, being small among the clans of Yehudah, out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Yisra'el; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
He said to them, *This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the Torah of Moshe, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.*
*Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Yehudah, who was guide to those who took Yeshua.
he again defines a certain day, today, saying through David so long a time afterward (just as has been said), *Today if you will hear his voice, don't harden your hearts.*
(for they indeed have been made Kohanim without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, *The Lord swore and will not change his mind, 'You are a Kohen forever, according to the order of Malki-Tzedek.'*
These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings. They also will overcome who are with him, called and chosen and faithful.*