Acts 2:28

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 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. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of joy with your presence.’ 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. 30So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,

Acts 2:28 word by word

ἐγνώρισάς μοι ὁδοὺς ζωῆς, πληρώσεις με εὐφροσύνης μετὰ τοῦ προσώπου σου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast made knownγνωρίζωgnōrizō · to make knownG1107
• to meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• the waysὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• of lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• thou shalt makeπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• of joyεὐφροσύνηeuphrosunē · joyG2167
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• countenanceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• countenanceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383

Cross-references for Acts 2:28

• Psalms 16:11You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
• Psalms 21:4He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.
• Psalms 25:4Make me understand your ways, O Lord! Teach me your paths!
• Proverbs 2:19None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life.
• Proverbs 8:20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,
• John 14:6Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• Psalms 4:6Many say, “Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, Lord!
• Psalms 17:15As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.
• Psalms 21:6For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.
• Psalms 42:5Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
• Hebrews 12:2keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat 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

Topics related to Acts 2:28

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

In the dictionaries

• Approve
• Confound
• Determinate
• Exhort
• Gladness
• Hades
• Messiah
• Miracle
• Notable
• Pentecost

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