Acts 2:25

Acts 2:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
• New International Version (NIV)David said about him: “ ‘I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
• New Living Translation (NLT)King David said this about him: ‘I see that the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.

Context of Acts 2:25

23this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. For David says concerning him, "'I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; 26therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. 27For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.

Acts 2:25 word by word

Δαυὶδ γὰρ λέγει εἰς αὐτόν· προορώμην τὸν κύριον ἐνώπιόν μου διὰ παντός, ὅτι ἐκ δεξιῶν μού ἐστιν ἵνα μὴ σαλευθῶ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• speakethλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• concerningεἰςeis · towardG1519
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• I foresawπροοράωprooraō · to foreseeG4308
• the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• ·διάdia · through/because ofG1223
• alwaysπᾶςpas · allG3956
• beforeἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• my faceἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• onἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• I shouldσαλεύωsaleuō · to shakeG4531
• notμήmē · notG3361

Cross-references for Acts 2:25

• Acts 2:29"Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
• Acts 13:32And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers,
• Psalms 16:8I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
• Psalms 73:23Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.
• Psalms 109:31For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
• Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
• Isaiah 41:13For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you."
• Isaiah 50:7But the Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
• John 16:32Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
• Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
• Psalms 30:6As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
• Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.

Commentaries on Acts 2:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25For David speaketh concerning him - The quotation here is made from Psalm 16:8-11; (note), which contains a most remarkable prophecy concerning Christ, every word of which applies to him, and to him exclusively. See the notes there.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25For Daniel speaketh … - This doctrine that the Messiah must rise from the dead Peter proceeds to prove by a quotation from the Old Testament. This passage is taken from Psalm 16:8-11. It is made from the Greek version of the Septuagint, with only one slight and unimportant change. Nor is there any material change, as will be seen, from the Hebrew. In what sense this Psalm can be applied to Christ will be seen after we have examined the expressions which…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 2:25

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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