Acts 2:32 (DBY)

Passage

This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all *we* are witnesses.

Nearby Context

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

Acts 2:31 he, seeing [it] before, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither has he been left in hades nor his flesh seen corruption.

Acts 2:32 This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all *we* are witnesses.

Acts 2:33 Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which *ye* behold and hear.

Acts 2:34 For David has not ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "raised", "whereof", and "witnesses". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "raised", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "he seeing it before spoke concerning the..." into verse 33's "Having therefore been exalted by the right...", so "jesus" and "raised" 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 "jesus" and "raised" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.