Bible prophecy fulfilled
Your faith is worth more than gold
~ 1 Peter 1:7
If the many prophecies about the Messiah were not fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth then the New Testament writers, all of them Jews, must have invented an elaborate story and must have created details to fit what was foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures. Why would they have bothered? They gained nothing out of it and, instead, attracted persecution.
If Jesus did not fulfill the Old Testament prophecies then the Messiah is still to come and His life and deeds must match all these promises.
The Messiah would be born of a virgin
... the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
(Isaiah 7:14)
Jesus was born of a virgin
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
Matthew.1:18 (see also Luke 1:30-35)
Luke 1:30-35
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favour with God. You will be with child and give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; His kingdom will never end.”
“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.”
×The Messiah would be the Son of God
I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He said to Me, “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
Psalms 2:7 (see also 1 Chronicles 17:11-14)
1 Chronicles 17:11-14
“When your days are over and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
I will be his father, and he will be My son. I will never take My love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor. I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever; his throne will be established forever.”
×God called Jesus His Son
Jesus ... went up out of the water. At that moment ... he saw the Spirit of God ... lighting on Him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased.”
Matthew 3:16-17 (see also John 5:18)
John 5:18
“When your days are over and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
I will be his father, and he will be My son. I will never take My love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor. I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever; his throne will be established forever.”
×The Messiah would be a descendant of Abraham
The Lord had said to Abram, “... all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
Genesis 12:1-3 (see also Genesis 22:15-18)
Genesis 22:15-18
The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, “I swear by Myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed Me.”
×Jesus is a descendant of Abraham
A record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David,
the son of Abraham ...
Matthew 1:1 (see also Galatians 3:16)
Galatians 3:16
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ.
×The Messiah would be a descendant of Isaac
... God said to Abraham, “... it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”
Genesis 21:12
Jesus is a descendant of Isaac
... Jesus ... was the son ... of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham ...
Luke 3:23-34
The Messiah would be a descendant of Jacob
God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but ... your name will be Israel” ... And God said to him, “I am God Almighty ... A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will come from your body.”
Genesis 35:10-11
Jesus is a descendant of Jacob
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers ...
Matthew 1:2
The Messiah would be a descendant of Judah
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until He comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is His.
Genesis 49:10 (see also Micah 5:2)
Micah 5:2
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for Me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
×Jesus is a descendant of Judah
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers ...
Matthew 1:2 (see also Hebrews 7:14)
The Messiah would be a descendant of Jesse
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit ... In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
Isaiah 11:1,10
Jesus is a descendant of Jesse
... and Jesse the father of King David ...
Matthew 1:6 (see also Luke 3:23-32)
Luke 3:23-32
Now Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph ... the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz ...
×The Messiah would be a descendant of King David
“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a king who will reign wisely ...”
Jeremiah 23:5
Jesus is a descendant of King David
A record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham ... and Jesse the father of King David ...
Matthew 1:1,6 (see also Luke 3:23-31, Revelation 22:16)
Luke 3:23-31
Now Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph ... the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David...
Revelation22-16
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”
×The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for Me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.
Micah 5:2
Jesus was born in Bethlehem
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod ...
Matthew 2:1
The Messiah would be called Lord
Of David. A psalm. The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
Psalms 110:1 (see also Jeremiah 23:5-6)
Jeremiah 23:5-6
“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In His days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which He will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness.”
×Jesus was called Lord
Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; He is Messiah the Lord.
Luke 2:11 (see also Matthew 22:42-45)
Matthew 22:42-45
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” “The son of David,” they replied. He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’ If then David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be his son?”.
×The Messiah’s name would be Immanuel
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will ... give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14
Jesus fulfilled this prophecy
“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will ... give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” — which means, “God with us”
Matthew 1:21-23
The Messiah would be a prophet like Moses
I will raise up for them a prophet like you ... I will put My words in His mouth, and He will tell them everything I command Him.
Deuteronomy 18:18
Jesus was a prophet
They were all filled with awe and praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help His people.”
Luke 7:16
The Messiah would be a priest
The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
Psalms 110:4
Jesus was a priest, not of the tribe of Levi but of an eternal order
Therefore ... fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.
Hebrews 3:1
The Messiah would have pre-existence
The Lord brought Me forth as the first of His works, before His deeds of old; I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.
Proverbs 8:22-23
Jesus had pre-existence
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
John 1:1-3 (see also Colossians 1:12-17)
Colossians 1:12-17
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
He is the image of the invisible God, pre-eminent over all creation...
×The Messiah would be preceded by a messenger
“See, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to His temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.
Malachi 3:1 (see also Isaiah 40:3)
Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.”
×Jesus was preceded by John the Baptist
... John the Baptist came, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
Matthew 3:1-3 (see also Luke 1:13-17)
Luke 1:13-17
... the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from birth. Many of the people of Israel will he bring back to the Lord their God. And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous – to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.“
×The Messiah would have the anointing of God’s Spirit
Here is My servant, whom I uphold, My chosen one in whom I delight; I will put My Spirit on Him and He will bring justice to the nations.
Isaiah 42:1 (see also Isaiah 11:1-2, Isaiah 61:1)
Isaiah 11:1-2
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him – the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord ...
Isaiah 61:1
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners ...”
×Jesus was anointed by the Spirit of God
As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.
Mark 1:10 (see also Matthew 3:16)
Matthew 3:16
As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on Him.
×The Messiah would perform miracles
“... your God will come ... He will come to save you.” Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy ...
Isaiah 35:4-6 (see also Isaiah 32:1-4)
Isaiah 32:1-4
See, a king will reign in righteousness and rulers will rule with justice ... Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen. The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.
×Jesus performed many miracles
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
Matthew 9:35 (see also Luke 7:21-22)
Luke 7:21-22
At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.”
×The Messiah would teach using parables
I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old ...
Psalms 78:2
Jesus taught with parables
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; He did not say anything to them without using a parable.
Matthew 13:34
The Messiah would enter Jerusalem on a donkey
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Zechariah 9:9
Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey
This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
Matthew 21:4-5
The Messiah would be rejected by His own people
I am a stranger to My brothers, an alien to My own mother’s sons ...
Psalms 69:8 (see also Isaiah 53:3)
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
×Jesus was rejected by His own people
For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.
John 7:5 (see also Matthew 23:37)
Matthew 23:37
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.”
×The Messiah would be hated without reason
Those who hate Me without reason outnumber the hairs of My head; many are My enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy Me ...
Psalms 69:4
Jesus was hated without reason
... now they have seen these miracles, and yet they have hated both Me and My Father. But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
John 15:24-25
The Messiah would be a stumbling stone for Israel
... He will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel He will be a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem He will be a trap and a snare. Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured.
Isaiah 8:14-15
Jesus was a stumbling stone for the Jews who rejected Him
For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame.” Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone,” and, “A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.”
1 Peter 2:6-8 (see also Romans 9:27-33)
Romans 9:27-33
Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea, only the remnant will be saved ...”
It is just as Isaiah said previously: “Unless the Lord Almighty had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.”
What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the “stumbling stone.” As it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame.”
The Messiah would be a light to the gentiles
...The Lord says – He who formed Me in the womb to be His servant to bring Jacob back to Him and gather Israel to Himself ... “It is too small a thing for You to be My servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make You a light for the Gentiles, that You may bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Isaiah 49:5-6 (see also Isaiah 60:3)
Jesus would bring the revelation of Israel’s God to the gentiles
“... I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen – that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to His own people and to the Gentiles.”
Acts 26:22-23 (see also Acts 13:47)
Acts 13:47
For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.”
×The Messiah would be betrayed by a friend
Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Psalms 41:9 (see also Psalms 55:12-14)
Psalms 55:12-14
“If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from him. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God.”
×Jesus was betrayed by Judas, one of His disciples
... Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me.” His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them He meant. One of them ... was reclining next to Him ... Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?” Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.” Then, dipping the piece of bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon.
John 13:21-26
The Messiah would be sold for 30 pieces of silver
I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said to me, ‘Throw it to the potter’ – the handsome price at which they priced Me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord to the potter.
Zechariah 11:12-13
Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver
When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood” ... Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. The chief priests ... decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field ...
Matthew 27:3-7 (see also Matthew 26:14-16)
Matthew 26:14-16
Then one of the Twelve – the one called Judas Iscariot – went to the chief priests and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty silver coins. From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand Him over.
×The Messiah would remain silent before His accusers
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth; He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open his mouth.
Isaiah 53:7
Jesus remained silent before His accusers
When He was accused by the chief priests and the elders, He gave no answer. Then Pilate asked Him, “Don’t You hear the testimony they are bringing against You?” But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge – to the great amazement of the governor.
Matthew 27:12-14
The Messiah would be wounded and pierced
But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5
Jesus was beaten and pierced
... he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified. Then the governor’s soldiers ... twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head ... “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. They spit on Him, and took the staff and struck Him on the head again and again.
Matthew 27:26-30
The Messiah would be beaten and spat upon
I offered My back to those who beat Me, My cheeks to those who pulled out My beard; I did not hide My face from mocking and spitting.
Isaiah 50:6 (see also Micah 5:1)
Jesus was beaten and spat upon
Then they spit in His face and struck Him with their fists. Others slapped Him ...
Matthew 26:67 (see also Luke 22:63)
The Messiah would be mocked
All who see Me mock Me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: “He trusts in the Lord; let the Lord rescue Him. Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him.”
Psalms 22:7-8
Jesus was mocked
... They put a staff in His right hand and knelt in front of Him and mocked Him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. They spit on Him, and took the staff and struck Him on the head again and again. After they had mocked Him ... they led Him away to crucify Him.
Matthew 27:29-31
The Messiah’s hands and feet would be pierced
Dogs have surrounded Me; a band of evil men has encircled Me, they have pierced My hands and My feet.
Psalms 22:16
Jesus’ hands and feet were pierced by nails when He was crucified
... the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe it.”
John 20:25
The Messiah would be crucified with criminals
... He poured out His life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors ...
Isaiah 53:12
Jesus was crucified between two thieves
Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
Matthew 27:38
The Messiah would intercede for His persecutors
... He poured out His life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 53:12
Jesus interceded for those who crucified Him
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
Luke 23:34
The Messiah’s garments would be divided and lots would be cast for them
They divide My garments among them and cast lots for My clothing.
Psalms 22:18
Jesus’ clothes were divided and lots were cast for them
When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. “Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it...”
John 19:23-24
Galatians 3:16
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ.
×The Messiah would suffer thirst and be given vinegar to drink
They put gall in My food and gave Me vinegar for My thirst.
Psalms 69:21 (see also Psalms 22:15-16)
Psalms 22:15-16
“My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and My tongue sticks to the roof of My mouth; You lay Me in the dust of death. Dogs have surrounded Me; a band of evil men has encircled Me, they have pierced My hands and My feet.”
×Jesus was thirsty and was given vinegar to drink
Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips.
John 19:28-29
The Messiah’s bones would not be broken
... He protects all His bones, not one of them will be broken.
Psalms 34:20
Jesus’ bones were not broken
The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. But when they came to Jesus and found that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
John 19:32-33
Galatians 3:16
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ.
×The Messiah would be pierced
I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on Me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
Zechariah 12:10
Jesus was pierced
Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.
John 19:34
The Messiah would be buried in a rich man’s tomb
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in His death...
Isaiah 53:9
Jesus was buried in a rich man’s tomb
As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.
Matthew 27:57-60
The Messiah would be raised from the dead
... You will not abandon Me to the grave, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Psalms 16:10 (see also Psalms 30:3)
Psalms 30:3
“O Lord, you brought Me up from the grave; you spared Me from going down into the pit.”
×Jesus was raised from the dead
“Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried ... 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. Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that He was not abandoned to the grave, nor did His body see decay. God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact.”
Acts 2:29-32 (see also Acts 13:27-38)
Acts 13:27-38
The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb. But God raised him from the dead, and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.
We tell you the good news: What God promised our fathers He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus ... The fact that God raised him from the dead, never to decay, is stated in these words: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’ So it is stated elsewhere: ‘You will not let your Holy One see decay.’
For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.”
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