Acts 4:29 (KJV)

Passage

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

Nearby Context

Acts 4:27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

Acts 4:28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

Acts 4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

Acts 4:30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "behold", "threatenings", "grant", "servants", "boldness", "speak", and "word". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "behold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "For to do whatsoever thy hand and..." into verse 30's "By stretching forth thine hand to heal...", so "lord" and "behold" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "behold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.