Acts 2:29

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“Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.”

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BSBPD

“Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 2:29 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 2:10Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
  2. Nehemiah 3:16Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.
  3. Acts 7:8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
  4. Acts 13:36For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
  5. Acts 26:26For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
  6. Hebrews 7:4Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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