Acts 2:35 (ASV)

Passage

Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 2:34 For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Acts 2:35 Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

Acts 2:36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.

Acts 2:37 Now when they heard [this,] they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "till", "make", "thine", "enemies", "footstool", and "feet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "till" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "For David ascended not into the heavens..." into verse 36's "Let all the house of Israel therefore...", so "till" and "make" 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 "till" and "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.