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Acts 13:34 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" “Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’ "
Acts 13:34
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32 We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,
33 that God has fulfilled this to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’
34 “Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’
35 Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’
36 For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.
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Acts 13:1
"Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul."
Acts 13:2
"As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”"
Acts 13:3
"Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away."
Acts 13:4
"So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus."
Acts 13:5
"When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant."
Acts 13:6
"When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar Jesus,"
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