Acts 4:28 (YLT)

Passage

to do whatever Thy hand and Thy counsel did determine before to come to pass.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:26 the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ;

Acts 4:27 for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

Acts 4:28 to do whatever Thy hand and Thy counsel did determine before to come to pass.

Acts 4:29 `And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to Thy servants with all freedom to speak Thy word,

Acts 4:30 in the stretching forth of Thy hand, for healing, and signs, and wonders, to come to pass through the name of Thy holy child Jesus.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whatever", "hand", "counsel", "determine", "before", "come", and "pass". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whatever" and "hand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "for gathered together of a truth against..." into verse 29's "And now Lord look upon their threatenings...", so "whatever" and "hand" 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 "whatever" and "hand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.