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29 “Brothers, I can tell you truly about David, our ancestor. He died and was buried. His grave is still here with us today. 30 David was a prophet and knew what God had said. God had promised David that he would make a person from David’s family a king just as he was.[a] 31 David knew this before it happened. That is why he said:

‘He was not left in the grave.
    His body did not rot.’

David was talking about the Christ rising from death.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:30 God . . . was. See 2 Samuel 7:13; Psalm 132:11.

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