Christian Standard Bible
Acts 2:33
33Therefore, since he has been exalted to the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, he has poured out what you both see and hear.
Acts 2:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
- New International Version (NIV)Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.
Context of Acts 2:33
31Seeing what was to come, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah: He was not abandoned in Hades, and his flesh did not experience decay. 32“God has raised this Jesus; we are all witnesses of this. Therefore, since he has been exalted to the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, he has poured out what you both see and hear. 34For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says: The Lord declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand 35until I make your enemies your footstool.’
Read all of Acts 2Acts 2:33 word by word
τῇ δεξιᾷ οὖν τοῦ θεοῦ ὑψωθεὶς τήν τε ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου λαβὼν παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς ἐξέχεεν τοῦτο ὃ ὑμεῖς βλέπετε καὶ ἀκούετε.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- beingὑψόωhupsoō · to lift upG5312
- by the right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- andτεte · and/bothG5037
- having receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
- ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- the promiseἐπαγγελίαepaggelia · promiseG1860
- of theπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
- shed forthἐκχέωekcheō ekchunō · to pour outG1632
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- yeσύsu · youG4771
- nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
- seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
Cross-references for Acts 2:33
- Acts 5:31God exalted this man to his right hand as ruler and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
- Psalms 89:19You once spoke in a vision to your faithful ones and said, “I have granted help to a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
- Psalms 118:16The Lord’s right hand is raised. The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!”
- Isaiah 52:13See, my servant will be successful; he will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.
- Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.
- Matthew 28:18Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
- Mark 16:19So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
- John 17:5Now, Father, glorify me in your presence with that glory I had with you before the world existed.
- Ephesians 1:20He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens —
- Philippians 2:9For this reason God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,
- Hebrews 1:2In these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son. God has appointed him heir of all things and made the universe through him.
- Hebrews 10:12But this man, after offering one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God.
- 1 Peter 1:21Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
- 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels, authorities, and powers subject to him.
- Acts 1:4While he was with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “Which,” he said, “you have heard me speak about;
- Luke 24:49And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. As for you, stay in the city until you are empowered from on high.”
Commentaries on Acts 2:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33By the right hand of God exalted - Raised by omnipotence to the highest dignity in the realms of glory, to sit at the right hand of God, and administer the laws of both worlds. The promise of the Holy Ghost - This was the promise that he had made to them a little before he suffered, as may be seen in John 14:16, etc., John 16:7, etc., and after he had risen from the dead. Luke 24:49, and which as the apostle says was now shed forth.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Therefore, being by the right hand - The right hand among the Hebrews was often used to denote “power”; and the expression here means, not that he was exalted to the right hand of God. but by his power. He was raised from the dead by his power, and borne to heaven, triumphant over all his enemies. The use of the word “right hand” to denote “power” is common in the Scriptures: Job 40:14, “Thine own right hand can save thee”; Psalm 17:7, “Thou savest by thy…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. 32-36God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses: The theme of witnessing repeats often in Acts (for example, 3:15; 4:33; 5:32; 10:39–43). The main point of this message is that God the Father, as he promised, is now pouring out his Holy Spirit on the church through the resurrected Jesus. All the people of Israel were called to recognize that God had acted with power. He made Jesus, whom they put to death on a cross, both Lord and Messiah!Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3629-36. David ... is ... dead and buried, &c.--Peter, full of the Holy Ghost, sees in this sixteenth Psalm, one Holy Man, whose life of high devotedness and lofty spirituality is crowned with the assurance, that though He taste of death, He shall rise again without seeing corruption, and be admitted to the bliss of God's immediate presence. Now as this was palpably untrue of David, it could be meant only of One other, even of Him whom David was taught to…Read the comment
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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
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