"Men, brothers, let [me] speak with boldness to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Now having heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brothers, what shall we do?"

And he said, "Men, brothers and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

Now after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent to them, saying, "Men and brothers, if there is by you a word of encouragement for the people, speak."

"Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the message of this salvation has been sent.

Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this Man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

And after much dispute, Peter arose and said to them: "Men, brothers, you know that from early days God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

Now after they had finished speaking, James answered, saying, "Men and brothers, listen to me:

"Men, brothers and fathers, hear my defense to you now."

Then Paul, looking intently at the council, said, "Men, brothers, I have lived with all good conscience toward God until this day."

But when Paul perceived that one part was of the Sadducees and the other of the Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin, "Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!"

And it came to pass after three days that Paul called together those who were prominent among the Jews; and when they had come together, he said to them: "Men, brothers, though I have done nothing against the people or the customs of our forefathers, yet I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans,

Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you took, and by lawless hands, nailing [Him] to a cross, you killed [Him];

For those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him, nor the voices of the Prophets which are being read according to each Sabbath, condemning [him], they fulfilled [the Scriptures].

And when they finished all the things having been written about Him, taking Him down from the tree, they put [Him] in a tomb.

How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?"

But all this has happened so that the Scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.

If He called those gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),

that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said: "Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?"

"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them."

After this, Jesus, seeing that all things already had been fulfilled, so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He said, "I thirst!"

Therefore when Jesus received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

"Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to seat [Him] on his throne,

foreseeing [this], he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, "that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption."

who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: 'Why did the nations rage, and the people conspired vain things?

"For truly they were assembled against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel,

And being in disagreement with one another, they went away after Paul had said one word: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,

The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and His word [was] on my tongue.

For David himself said by the Holy Spirit: 'The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet."'

Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says: "Today, if you will hear His voice,

Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of trial in the wilderness,

searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ in them was revealing when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories which were to follow:

For it was better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than knowing it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, lifted up [his] heel against me.

For if an enemy had reproached me, I would have endured it; and if one who hated [me] had spoken vauntingly against me, I would have hid myself from him.

who in companionship with me sweetened [our] food; we walked in the house of God in concord.

And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve came, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, [sent] from the chief priests and elders of the people.

I do not speak concerning all of you. I know [those] whom I chose; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.'

Now Judas, the [one] betraying Him, also knew the place, because Jesus often gathered there also with His disciples.

Jesus therefore, knowing all things coming upon Him, went out and said to them, "Whom do you seek?"

Therefore when He said to them, "I AM," they stepped back and fell to the ground.

Jesus answered, "I have told you that I AM! Therefore if you seek Me, allow these [men] to go,"