Acts 2:28 (GNV)

Passage

Thou hast shewed me the waies of life, and shalt make me full of ioy with thy countenance.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:26 Therefore did mine heart reioyce, and my tongue was glad, and moreouer also my flesh shall rest in hope,

Acts 2:27 Because thou wilt not leaue my soule in graue, neither wilt suffer thine Holy one to see corruption.

Acts 2:28 Thou hast shewed me the waies of life, and shalt make me full of ioy with thy countenance.

Acts 2:29 Men and brethren, I may boldly speake vnto you of the Patriarke Dauid, that hee is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre remaineth with vs vnto this day.

Acts 2:30 Therefore, seeing hee was a Prophet, and knewe that God had sworne with an othe to him, that of the fruite of his loynes hee woulde raise vp Christ concerning the flesh, to set him vpon his throne,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "hast", "shewed", "waies", "life", "shalt", "make", and "full". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "hast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "Because thou wilt not leaue my soule..." into verse 29's "Men and brethren I may boldly speake...", so "thou" and "hast" 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 "thou" and "hast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.