24. God raised Jesus from death. God set him free from the pain of death. Death could not hold him.
25. For David said this about him:‘I keep the Lord before me always.Because he is close by my side,I will not be hurt.
26. So I am glad, and I rejoice.Even my body has hope.
27. This is because you will not leave me in the grave.You will not let your Holy One rot.
28. You will teach me God’s way to live.Being with you will fill me with joy.’ Psalm 16:8-11
29. “Brothers, I can tell you truly about David, our ancestor. He died and was buried. His grave is still here with us today.
30. David was a prophet and knew what God had said. God had promised David that he would make a person from David’s family a king just as he was.
31. David knew this before it happened. That is why he said:‘He was not left in the grave.His body did not rot.’David was talking about the Christ rising from death.
32. So Jesus is the One who God raised from death! And we are all witnesses to this.
33. Jesus was lifted up to heaven and is now at God’s right side. The Father has given the Holy Spirit to Jesus as he promised. So now Jesus has poured out that Spirit. This is what you see and hear.
34. David was not the one who was lifted up to heaven. But he said:‘The Lord said to my Lord:Sit by me at my right side,
35. until I put your enemies under your control.’ Psalm 110:1
36. “So, all the people of Israel should know this truly: God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. He is the man you nailed to the cross!”
37. When the people heard this, they were sick at heart. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “What shall we do?”
38. Peter said to them, “Change your hearts and lives and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.