Acts 2:32 (YLT)

Passage

`This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses;

Nearby Context

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;

Acts 2:33 at the right hand then of God having been exalted--also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father--he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear;

Acts 2:34 for David did not go up to the heavens, and he saith himself: The Lord saith to my lord, Sit thou at my right hand,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "raise", and "witnesses". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "raise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "having foreseen he did speak concerning the..." into verse 33's "at the right hand then of God...", so "jesus" and "raise" 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 "jesus" and "raise" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.