Acts 2:24-35

New International Version

²⁴But God raised him from the dead,^(A) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.^(B) ²⁵David said about him:

“‘I saw the Lord always before me.
    Because he is at my right hand,
    I will not be shaken.
²⁶Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest in hope,
²⁷because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    you will not let your holy one see decay.^(C)
²⁸You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence.’^[a]^(D)

²⁹“Fellow Israelites,^(E) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch^(F) David died and was buried,^(G) and his tomb is here^(H) to this day. ³⁰But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.^(I) ³¹Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.^(J) ³²God has raised this Jesus to life,^(K) and we are all witnesses^(L) of it. ³³Exalted^(M) to the right hand of God,^(N) he has received from the Father^(O) the promised Holy Spirit^(P) and has poured out^(Q) what you now see and hear. ³⁴For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,