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15 The message of God's prophets agrees completely with this. They wrote long ago:

16 The Lord God said,

“Later I will return.
    At that time I will make David's kingdom strong again.[a]
It has become like a house that has fallen down,
    but I will build it again so that it is strong.
17 Then many other people will want to know me, the Lord God.
    Those are the Gentiles that I have chosen to belong to me.
I, the Lord God, say this,
    and I will make these things happen.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:16 Jesus was a descendant of King David.

15 The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written:

16 “‘After this I will return
    and rebuild David’s fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild,
    and I will restore it,
17 that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
    even all the Gentiles who bear my name,
says the Lord, who does these things’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 15:17 Amos 9:11,12 (see Septuagint)