Acts 2:35 (YLT)

Passage

till I make thy foes thy footstool;

Nearby Context

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,

Acts 2:35 till I make thy foes thy footstool;

Acts 2:36 assuredly, therefore, let all the house of Israel know, that both Lord and Christ did God make him--this Jesus whom ye did crucify.'

Acts 2:37 And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, `What shall we do, men, brethren?'

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "for David did not go up to..." into verse 36's "assuredly therefore let all the house of...", so "till" and "make" 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 "till" and "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.