²² “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth^(D) was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs,^(E) which God did among you through him,^(F) as you yourselves know. ²³ This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge;^(G) and you, with the help of wicked men,^[b] put him to death by nailing him to the cross.^{(H) 24} But God raised him from the dead,^(I) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.^{(J) 25} David said about him:

²⁹ “Fellow Israelites,^(M) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch^(N) David died and was buried,^(O) and his tomb is here^(P) to this day. 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.^{(Q) 31} Seeing 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.^{(R) 32} God has raised this Jesus to life,^(S) and we are all witnesses^(T) of it.

³² “We tell you the good news:^(A) What God promised our ancestors^{(B) 33} he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.^(C) As it is written in the second Psalm:

³⁴ God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

³⁵ So it is also stated elsewhere:

³⁶ “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;^(G) he was buried with his ancestors^(H) and his body decayed. ³⁷ But the one whom God raised from the dead^(I) did not see decay.

³⁸ “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.^{(J) 39} Through him everyone who believes^(K) is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.^{(L) 40} Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you: