"But GodraisedHim from the dead;
"He is not here,for He has risen,justas He said.Come,seethe placewhereHe was lying.
"For thisreasonthe FatherlovesMe, becauseI lay downMy lifesothat I may takeit again.
Jesusansweredthem, "Destroythistemple,and in threedaysI will raiseit up."
"GodraisedHim up on the thirddayand grantedthat He becomevisible,
that Godhas fulfilledthis[promise] to our childrenin that He raisedup Jesus,as it is alsowrittenin the secondPsalm,YOU ARE MY SON;TODAYI HAVE BEGOTTENYOU.'
"[As for the fact] that He raisedHim up from the dead,no longerto returnto decay,He has spokenin this way:I WILL GIVEYOU THE HOLY[and] SURE[blessings] OF DAVID.'
but He whomGodraiseddid not undergodecay.
becauseHe has fixeda dayin whichHe willjudgethe worldin righteousnessthrougha ManwhomHe has appointed,having furnishedproofto all menby raisingHim from the dead."
"But Godraised Him up again,putting an endto the agonyof death,sinceit was impossiblefor Him to be heldin its power.
"ThisJesusGodraised up again,to whichwe are allwitnesses.
"The Godof Abraham,Isaacand Jacob,the Godof our fathers,has glorifiedHis servantJesus,[the one] whomyou deliveredand disownedin the presenceof Pilate,when he had decidedto releaseHim.
but put to deaththe Princeof life,[the one] whomGodraisedfrom the dead,[a fact] to whichwe are witnesses.
"For you first,Godraisedup His Servantand sentHim to blessyou by turningevery one[of you] from your wicked ways."
let it be knownto allof you and to allthe peopleof Israel,that by the nameof JesusChristthe Nazarene,whomyou crucified,whomGodraisedfrom the dead--by this [name] this manstands herebeforeyou in good health.
Nowthe Godof peace,who broughtup from the deadthe greatShepherdof the sheepthroughthe bloodof the eternalcovenant,[even] Jesusour Lord,
