Acts 2:30 (LSB)

Passage

And so, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to set one of the fruit of his body on his throne,

Nearby Context

Acts 2:28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with Your presence.’

Acts 2:29 “Men, brothers, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Acts 2:30 And so, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to set one of the fruit of his body on his throne,

Acts 2:31 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither forsaken to Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.

Acts 2:32 This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "prophet", "knew", "sworn", "oath", "fruit", "body", and "throne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "prophet" and "knew", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Men brothers I may confidently say to..." into verse 31's "he looked ahead and spoke of the...", so "prophet" and "knew" 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 "prophet" and "knew" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.