Acts 4:29 (WEB)

Passage

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 4:29 Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

Acts 4:30 while you stretch out your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Jesus.”

Acts 4:31 When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "look", "threats", "grant", "servants", "speak", "word", and "boldness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "look", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "to do whatever your hand and your..." into verse 30's "while you stretch out your hand to...", so "lord" and "look" 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 "lord" and "look" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.