Acts 2:34 (GNV)

Passage

For Dauid is not ascended into heauen, but he sayth, The Lord sayd to my Lord, Sit at my right hande,

Nearby Context

Acts 2:32 This Iesus hath God raised vp, whereof we all are witnesses.

Acts 2:33 Since then that he by the right hande of God hath bene exalted, and hath receiued of his Father the promise of the holy Ghost, hee hath shed foorth this which yee nowe see and heare.

Acts 2:34 For Dauid is not ascended into heauen, but he sayth, The Lord sayd to my Lord, Sit at my right hande,

Acts 2:35 Vntill I make thine enemies thy footestoole.

Acts 2:36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel know for a suretie, that God hath made him both Lord, and Christ, this Iesus, I say, whome yee haue crucified.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dauid", "ascended", "heauen", "sayth", "lord", "sayd", and "right". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dauid" and "ascended", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "Since then that he by the right..." into verse 35's "Vntill I make thine enemies thy footestoole...", so "dauid" and "ascended" 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 "dauid" and "ascended" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.