Darby Bible
Acts 2:28
28Thou hast made known to me [the] paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance.
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 has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; yea more, my flesh also shall dwell in hope, 27for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption. Thou hast made known to me [the] paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance. 29Brethren, let it be allowed to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he has both died and been buried, and his monument is amongst us unto this day. 30Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, of the fruit of his loins to set upon his throne;
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ἐγνώρισάς μοι ὁδοὺς ζωῆς, πληρώσεις με εὐφροσύνης μετὰ τοῦ προσώπου σου.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 2:28
- Psalms 16:11Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
- Psalms 21:4He asked life of thee; thou gavest [it] him, length of days for ever and ever.
- Psalms 25:4Make me to know thy ways, O Jehovah; teach me thy paths.
- Proverbs 2:19none that go unto her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life:
- Proverbs 8:20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
- John 11:25Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;
- John 14:6Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.
- Psalms 4:6Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- Psalms 21:6For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.
- Psalms 42:5Why art thou cast down, my soul, and art disquieted in me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, [for] the health of his countenance.
- Hebrews 12:2looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured [the] cross, having despised [the] shame, and is set 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
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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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