American Standard Version of 1901
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him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of {Or, men without the law See Romans 2:12.}lawless men did crucify and slay:
But the things which God foreshowed by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.
And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.
to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
even he shall build the temple of Jehovah; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and {Or, there shall be}he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I, Jehovah, have spoken it.
But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,
that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto Jehovah offerings in righteousness.
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.