Acts 4:26 (WEB)

Passage

The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take council together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.’Psalm 2:1-2

Nearby Context

Acts 4:24 When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, “O Lord, you are God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;

Acts 4:25 who by the mouth of your servant, David, said, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

Acts 4:26 The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take council together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.’Psalm 2:1-2

Acts 4:27 “For truly, in this city against your holy servant, Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together

Acts 4:28 to do whatever your hand and your council foreordained to happen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kings", "earth", "take", "stand", "rulers", "council", and "together". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kings" and "earth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "who by the mouth of your servant..." into verse 27's "For truly in this city against your...", so "kings" and "earth" 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 "kings" and "earth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.