David went out to meet them. David said to them, “If you have come in peace to help me, I welcome you. Join me. But if you have come to spy on me when I have done nothing wrong, then may the God of our ancestors see what you did and punish you.”
Acts 5:30 - Easy To Read Version You killed Jesus. You hung him on a cross. But God, the same God our fathers {\cf2\super [99]} had, raised Jesus up from death! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, Whom you killed by hanging Him on a tree (cross). [Deut. 21:22, 23.] American Standard Version (1901) The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree. Common English Bible The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. Catholic Public Domain Version The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom you put to death by hanging him on a tree. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The God of our fathers hath raised up Jesus, whom you put to death, hanging him upon a tree. |
David went out to meet them. David said to them, “If you have come in peace to help me, I welcome you. Join me. But if you have come to spy on me when I have done nothing wrong, then may the God of our ancestors see what you did and punish you.”
Lord, you are the God of our ancestors,\par Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. {\cf2\super [324]} \par Please help your people plan the right things.\par Help them be loyal and true to you!\par
{\cf2\super [52]} Blessed is the Lord,\par the God of our ancestors.\par God put the idea into the king’s heart\par to honor the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem.\par
God has done what he promised\par to our ancestors, {\cf2\super [17]} to Abraham, {\cf2\super [18]} \par and to his children forever.”\par
God said he would give mercy to our fathers. {\cf2\super [23]} \par And he remembered his holy promise.\par
We saw all the things that Jesus did in Judea and in Jerusalem. We are witnesses. But Jesus was killed. They put him on a cross made of wood.
We are their children (descendants), and God has made this promise come true for us. God did this by raising Jesus from death. We also read about this in Psalm 2:
So Jesus is the One God raised from death, \{not David\}! We are all witnesses of this. We saw him!
Ananias told me, ‘The God of our fathers {\cf2\super [439]} chose you long ago. God chose you to know his plan. He chose you to see the Righteous One (Jesus) and to hear words from him.
God has sent his special servant (Jesus). God sent him to you first. God sent Jesus to bless you. He does this by making each of you turn away from doing bad things.”
The law put a curse on us. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us. Christ put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “When a person’s body is put (hung) on a tree, {\cf2\super [32]} that person is under a curse.” {\cf2\super [33]}
Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right. By his (Christ’s) wounds you were healed.