that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’
Parallel translations
- KJV God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
- BSB He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
- NKJV 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.’
- NASB that God has fulfilled this promise to those of us who are the descendants by raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have fathered You.’
- NLT and God has now fulfilled it for us, their descendants, by raising Jesus. This is what the second psalm says about Jesus: ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.’
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Quick answer
God fulfilled the promise to the children by raising up Jesus, as Psalm 2 says, You are my Son, today I have begotten you. Scripture testifies to the risen Christ.
Overview
Paul applies Psalm 2 to Jesus' resurrection, by which he was openly declared and enthroned as God's Son (cf. Rom 1:4). The raising up here centers on the resurrection that fulfills the promise to the fathers. Christ's resurrection installs him as the messianic King foretold in the Psalms, the eternal Son vindicated by God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ps 2:7I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.
- Heb 5:5So also Christ didn’t glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father.”
- Heb 1:5–6For to which of the angels did he say at any time, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father?” and again, “I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son?”
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