Acts 2:29 (DRB)

Passage

Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David: that he died and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present say.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell: nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

Acts 2:28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life: thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Acts 2:29 Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David: that he died and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present say.

Acts 2:30 Whereas therefore he was a prophet and knew that God hath sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit upon his throne.

Acts 2:31 Foreseeing this, he spoke of the resurrection of Christ. For neither was he left in hell: neither did his flesh see corruption.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brethren", "freely", "speak", "patriarch", "david", "died", "buried", and "sepulchre". 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 hast made known to me the..." into verse 30's "Whereas therefore he was a prophet and...", 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.