Acts 2:37 (GNV)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

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?

Acts 2:38 Then Peter said vnto them, Amend your liues, and bee baptized euery one of you in the Name of Iesus Christ for the remission of sinnes: and ye shall receiue the gift of the holy Ghost.

Acts 2:39 For the promise is made vnto you, and to your children, and to all that are a farre off, euen as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heard", "pricked", "heartes", "said", "vnto", "peter", "other", and "apostles". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heard" and "pricked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "Therefore let all the house of Israel..." into verse 38's "Then Peter said vnto them Amend your...", so "heard" and "pricked" 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 "heard" and "pricked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.