19. then after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance.
20. This all took about 450 years. After this, He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
21. Then they asked for a king, so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.
22. After removing him, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man loyal to Me, who will carry out all My will.’
23. “From this man’s descendants, according to the promise, God brought the Savior, Jesus, to Israel.
24. Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25. Then as John was completing his life’s work, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the One. But look! Someone is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on His feet.’
26. “Brothers, sons of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.
27. For the residents of Jerusalem and their rulers, since they did not recognize Him or the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled their words by condemning Him.
28. Though they found no grounds for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to have Him killed.
29. When they had fulfilled all that had been written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and put Him in a tomb.
30. But God raised Him from the dead,
31. and He appeared for many days to those who came with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people.
32. And we ourselves proclaim to you the good news of the promise that was made to our ancestors.
33. God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm:You are My Son;today I have become Your Father.