Acts 2:31 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 2:32 This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Acts 2:33 Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "foreseeing", "spake", "resurrection", "christ", "neither", "left", "hades", and "flesh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "foreseeing" and "spake", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "Being therefore a prophet and knowing that..." into verse 32's "This Jesus did God raise up whereof...", so "foreseeing" and "spake" 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 "foreseeing" and "spake" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.