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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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;
• 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.

Context of Acts 2:25

23this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death. 24But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power. For David says of Him, ‘I saw the Lord always in my presence; For He is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken. 26Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue exulted; Moreover my flesh also will live in hope; 27Because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, Nor allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

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

• saysλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• I sawπροοράωprooraō · to foreseeG4308
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• alwaysδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• alwaysπᾶςpas · allG3956
• in my presenceἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• For He is at my rightδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• that I will not be shakenσαλεύωsaleuō · to shakeG4531

Cross-references for Acts 2:25

• Acts 2:29“Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
• Acts 13:32And we preach to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,
• Psalms 16:8I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
• Psalms 73:23Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand.
• Psalms 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul.
• Psalms 110:5The Lord is at Your right hand; He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath.
• Isaiah 41:13For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’
• Isaiah 50:7For the Lord God helps Me, Therefore, I am not disgraced; Therefore, I have set My face like flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
• John 16:32Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
• Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.
• Psalms 30:6Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, “I will never be moved.”
• Psalms 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; 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

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

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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