Acts 2:30 (YLT)

Passage

a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,

Nearby Context

Acts 2:28 Thou didst make known to me ways of life, Thou shalt fill me with joy with Thy countenance.

Acts 2:29 `Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;

Acts 2:30 a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,

Acts 2:31 having foreseen, he did speak concerning the rising again of the Christ, that his soul was not left to hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

Acts 2:32 `This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "prophet", "therefore", "knowing", "oath", "swear", "fruit", "loins", and "flesh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "prophet" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Men brethren it is permitted to speak..." into verse 31's "having foreseen he did speak concerning the...", so "prophet" and "therefore" 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 "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.