Acts 2:30 - Easy To Read Version David was a prophet {\cf2\super [33]} and knew something God said. God promised David that he would make a person from David’s family to be a king like David. {\cf2\super [34]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Being however a prophet, and knowing that God had sealed to him with an oath that He would set one of his descendants on his throne, [II Sam. 7:12-16; Ps. 132:11.] American Standard Version (1901) Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his throne; Common English Bible Because he was a prophet, he knew that God promised him with a solemn pledge to seat one of his descendants on his throne. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, he was a prophet, for he knew that God had sworn an oath to him about the fruit of his loins, about the One who would sit upon his throne. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whereas therefore he was a prophet, and knew that God hath sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit upon his throne. |
The people of Israel and Judah will not serve foreign countries. No! They will serve the Lord their God. And they will serve David their king, {\cf2\super [236]} I will send that king to them.
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,\par are the smallest town in Judah.\par Your family is almost too small to count.\par But the “Ruler of Israel”\par will come from you for me.\par His beginnings {\cf2\super [60]} are from ancient times,\par from long, long ago.\par
Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, “Then why did David call him ‘Lord’? David was speaking by the power of the \{Holy\} Spirit. {\cf2\super [324]} David said,
The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross. Then the soldiers gambled with dice to decide who would get Jesus’ clothes.
With the help of the Holy Spirit, {\cf2\super [174]} David himself says:
Jesus said to them, “Remember when I was with you before? I said that everything written about me must happen—everything written in the law of Moses, the books of the prophets, {\cf2\super [396]} and the Psalms.”
Remember Jesus Christ. He is from the family of David. {\cf2\super [12]} After Jesus died, he was raised from death. This is the Good News {\cf2\super [13]} that I tell people.
In the past God spoke to our people through the prophets. {\cf2\super [1]} God spoke to them many times and in many different ways.
So God planned another special day. It is called “today.” God spoke about that day through David a long time later. It is the same Scripture {\cf2\super [30]} we used before:
God wanted to prove that his promise was true. God wanted to prove this to those people who would get what he promised. God wanted those people to understand clearly that his purposes (plans) never change. So God said something would happen, and he proved what he said by also making a vow (promise).
No! No prophecy ever came from what a man wanted to say. But people were led by the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [5]} and spoke things from God.
They will make war against the Lamb. But the Lamb will defeat them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. He will defeat them with his chosen and faithful followers—the people that he has called.”