e people during their abode in the land of
Egypt, and with a mighty arm brought he them out of it. (18)And about
the space of forty years he bore with their behaviour in the
wilderness. (19)And destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he
distributed their territory to them by lot. (20)And after these things,
during a space of about four hundred and fifty years, he gave them
judges until Samuel the prophet. (21)And from that time they desired a
king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kis, a man of the tribe of
Benjamin, during forty years. (22)And removing him, he raised up unto
them David to be king; respecting whom also he spake testifying, "I
have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall
perform all my intentions[40]." (23)From this man's seed according to
the promise hath God raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus: (24)John
having preached before his first coming the baptism of repentance to
all the people of Israel. (25)But as John was finishing his course, he
said, Whom do ye suppose me to be? I am not _the Messiah_. But, behold!
he is coming after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to
loose. (26)Men and brethren, children of the race of Abraham, and all
among you who fear God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
(27)For they who dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, being ignorant
of him, and the words of the prophets that are read every sabbath-day,
by condemning him have fulfilled them. (28)And though they found no
cause of death in him, they besought Pilate that he might be killed.
(29)But when they had finished all things that were written of him,
they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. (30)But
God raised him from the dead: (31)and he was seen many days by those
who went up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses
to the people. (32)And we preach to you the promise made to our
fathers; (33)for this hath God fulfilled to their children, even to us,
in raising up Jesus: as it is also written in the second Psalm, "Thou
art my Son, this day have I begotten thee[41]." (34)But that he raised
him from the dead, no more in future to return to corruption, he hath
thus spoken, "I will give you the holy things of David, which are
sure[42]." (35)Wherefore also he saith in another place, "Thou wilt not
permit thy Holy One to see corruption[43]." (36)For David indeed, after
having served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep,