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, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles. 24But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power. For David says about him, ‘I saw the Lord always in front of me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken. 26Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced; my body also will live in hope, 27because you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor permit your Holy One to experience 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

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 can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
• Acts 13:32And we proclaim to you the good news about the promise to our ancestors,
• Psalms 16:8I constantly trust in the Lord; because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.
• Psalms 73:23But I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.
• Psalms 109:31because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.
• Psalms 110:5O sovereign Lord, at your right hand he strikes down kings in the day he unleashes his anger.
• Isaiah 41:13For I am the Lord your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’
• Isaiah 50:7But the sovereign Lord helps me, so I am not humiliated. For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; I know I will not be put to shame.
• John 16:32Look, a time is coming – and has come – when you will be scattered, each one to his own home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me.
• Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in the Lord, and because of the sovereign Lord’s faithfulness he is not upended.
• Psalms 30:6In my self-confidence I said, “I will never be upended.”
• Psalms 62:2He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.

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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• Quotations and Allusions
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• Revivals
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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