Acts 4:29 (ASV)

Passage

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,

Nearby Context

Acts 4:27 for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together,

Acts 4:28 to do whatsoever thy hand and thy council foreordained to come to pass.

Acts 4:29 And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,

Acts 4:30 while thy stretchest forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant Jesus.

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "to do whatsoever thy hand and thy..." into verse 30's "while thy stretchest forth thy hand to...", so "lord" and "look" 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 "look" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.