Acts 4:27 (DRB)

Passage

For of a truth there assembled together in this city against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel,

Nearby Context

Acts 4:25 Who, by the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of our father David, thy servant, hast said: Why did the Gentiles rage: and the people meditate vain things?

Acts 4:26 The kings of the earth stood up: and the princes assembled together against the Lord and his Christ.

Acts 4:27 For of a truth there assembled together in this city against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel,

Acts 4:28 To do what thy hand and thy counsel decreed to be done.

Acts 4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants that with all confidence they may speak thy word,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "truth", "assembled", "together", "city", "against", "holy", "child", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "truth" and "assembled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "The kings of the earth stood up..." into verse 28's "To do what thy hand and thy...", so "truth" and "assembled" 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 "truth" and "assembled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.