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And though they found no cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He should be put to death.
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Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
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But God raised Him from the dead.
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He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people.
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And we declare to you glad tidings--that promise which was made to the fathers.
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God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.'
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And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus: 'I will give you the sure mercies of David.'
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Therefore He also says in another Psalm: 'You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.'
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"For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption;
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but He whom God raised up saw no corruption.
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Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins;