Acts 2:35 (GNV)

Passage

Vntill I make thine enemies thy footestoole.

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 2:37 Now when they heard it, they were pricked in their heartes, and said vnto Peter and the other Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we doe?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vntill", "make", "thine", "enemies", and "footestoole". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vntill" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "For Dauid is not ascended into heauen..." into verse 36's "Therefore let all the house of Israel...", so "vntill" 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 "vntill" and "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.