Acts 2:29 (ASV)

Passage

Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.

Acts 2:28 Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.

Acts 2:29 Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day.

Acts 2:30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set [one] upon his throne;

Acts 2:31 he foreseeing [this] spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brethren", "freely", "patriarch", "david", "both", "died", "buried", and "tomb". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brethren" and "freely", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "Thou madest known unto me the ways..." into verse 30's "Being therefore a prophet and knowing that...", so "brethren" and "freely" 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 "brethren" and "freely" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.