Acts 2:35 (DRB)

Passage

Until I make thy enemies thy footstool.

Nearby Context

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

Acts 2:34 For David ascended not into heaven; but he himself said: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand,

Acts 2:35 Until I make thy enemies thy footstool.

Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know most certainly that God hath made both Lord and Christ, this same Jesus, whom you have crucified.

Acts 2:37 Now when they had heard these things, they had compunction in their heart and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles: What shall we do, men and brethren?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "until", "make", "enemies", and "footstool". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "until" 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 heaven but..." into verse 36's "Therefore let all the house of Israel...", so "until" 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 "until" and "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.