Acts 13:23

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Acts 13:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible

21 Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.

22 After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

23 From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

24 Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25 As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But He is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’

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Acts 2:30

But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

2 Samuel 7:12

And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

Psalms 89:35

Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—

Psalms 89:36

his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

Psalms 89:37

like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

Psalms 132:11

The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

Isaiah 7:13

Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?

Isaiah 11:1

Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.

Isaiah 11:10

On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Jeremiah 23:6

In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

Jeremiah 33:15

In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Jeremiah 33:16

In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

Jeremiah 33:17

For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

Amos 9:11

“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,

Matthew 1:1

This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

Matthew 21:9

The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

Matthew 22:42

“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

Luke 1:31

Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.

Luke 1:32

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

Luke 1:33

and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

Luke 1:69

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,

John 7:42

Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

Romans 1:3

regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,

Revelation 22:16

“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

Acts 2:32

God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.

Acts 2:33

Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

Acts 2:34

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

Acts 2:35

until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

Acts 2:36

Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”

Acts 3:26

When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

Acts 4:12

Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Acts 5:30

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

Acts 5:31

God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

Isaiah 43:11

I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.

Isaiah 45:21

Speak up and present your case— yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Matthew 1:21

She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

Luke 2:10

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

Luke 2:11

Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

John 4:42

They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

Romans 11:26

And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.

Titus 1:4

To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Titus 2:10

not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.

Titus 2:11

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

Titus 2:12

It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

Titus 2:13

as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Titus 2:14

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Titus 3:3

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Titus 3:4

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

Titus 3:5

He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Titus 3:6

This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

2 Peter 1:11

and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 2:20

If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

2 Peter 3:2

by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

1 John 4:14

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

Jude 1:25

to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.