Acts 2:28

Acts 2:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
• New International Version (NIV)You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’

Context of Acts 2:28

26Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices. Moreover, my flesh will rest in hope, 27because you will not abandon me in Hades or allow your holy one to see decay. You have revealed the paths of life to me; you will fill me with gladness in your presence. 29“Brothers and sisters, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David: He is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants on his throne.

Acts 2:28 word by word

ἐγνώρισάς μοι ὁδοὺς ζωῆς, πληρώσεις με εὐφροσύνης μετὰ τοῦ προσώπου σου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast made knownγνωρίζωgnōrizō · to make knownG1107
• to meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• the waysὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• of lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• thou shalt makeπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• of joyεὐφροσύνηeuphrosunē · joyG2167
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• countenanceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• countenanceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383

Cross-references for Acts 2:28

• Psalms 16:11You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are eternal pleasures.
• Psalms 21:4He asked you for life, and you gave it to him — length of days forever and ever.
• Psalms 25:4Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your paths.
• Proverbs 2:19None return who go to her; none reach the paths of life.
• Proverbs 8:20I walk in the ways of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.
• John 14:6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• Psalms 4:6Many are asking, “Who can show us anything good?” Let the light of your face shine on us, Lord.
• Psalms 17:15But I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with your presence.
• Psalms 21:6You give him blessings forever; you cheer him with joy in your presence.
• Psalms 42:5Why, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him, my Savior and my God.
• Hebrews 12:2keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Commentaries on Acts 2:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life - That is, the way from the region of death, or state of the dead and separate spirits; so that I shall resume the same body, and live the same kind of life, as I had before I gave up my life for the sin of the world.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Thou hast made known … - The Hebrew is, “Thou wilt make known to me,” etc. In relation to the Messiah, it means, Thou wilt restore me to life. The ways of life - This properly means the path to life; as we say, the road to preferment or honor; the path to happiness; the highway to ruin, etc. See Proverbs 7:26-27. It means, thou wilt make known to me life itself, that is, thou wilt restore me to life. The expressions in the Psalm are capable of this…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-36Verses 22-36 From this gift of the Holy Ghost, Peter preaches unto them Jesus: and here is the history of Christ. Here is an account of his death and sufferings, which they witnessed but a few weeks before. His death is considered as God's act; and of wonderful grace and wisdom. Thus Divine justice must be satisfied, God and man brought together again, and Christ himself glorified, according to an eternal counsel, which could not be altered. And as the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-28Although cruel men put Jesus to death on a cross, they did not defeat God’s plan for salvation. In fact, God raised Jesus from the dead, just as David had foretold (2:25–28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2822-28. a man approved of God--rather, "authenticated," "proved," or "demonstrated to be from God." by miracles ... which God did by him--This is not a low view of our Lord's miracles, as has been alleged, nor inconsistent with Joh 2:11, but is in strict accordance with His progress from humiliation to glory, and with His own words in Joh 5:19. This view of Christ is here dwelt on to exhibit to the Jews the whole course of Jesus of Nazareth as the…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 2:28

• David
• Joy
• Orator
• Peter
• Preaching
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Readings, Select
• Resurrection
• Revivals
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Approve
• Confound
• Determinate
• Exhort
• Gladness
• Hades
• Messiah
• Miracle
• Notable
• Pentecost

Commentaries on Acts 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings