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New Testament Reading - He did not see decay

^32-33“And now Barnabas and I are here to bring you this Good News — that God’s promise to our ancestors has come true in our own time, in that God brought Jesus back to life again. This is what the second Psalm is talking about when it says concerning Jesus, ‘Today I have honored you as my Son.’^a

³⁴“For God had promised to bring him back to life again, no more to die. This is stated in the Scripture that says, ‘I will do for you the wonderful thing I promised David.’ ³⁵In another Psalm he explained more fully, saying, ‘God will not let his Holy One decay.’ ³⁶This was not a reference to David, for after David had served his generation according to the will of God, he died and was buried, and his body decayed. ³⁷No, it was a reference to another^b — someone God brought back to life, whose body was not touched at all by the ravages of death.*

³⁸“Brothers! Listen! In this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins! ³⁹Everyone who trusts in him is freed from all guilt and declared righteous — something the Jewish law could never do.

1. Literally, “This day have I begotten you.”
2. No, it was a reference to another,Implied. was not touched at all by the ravages of death,Literally, “saw no corruption.”