Acts 2:34

34 For it was not David who went up into heaven; rather he said, ¹ "The Lord said to my Lord: Sit here at my right side

Acts 2:34 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 2:34

For David is not ascended into the heavens
In his body, that being still in the grave, in his sepulchre, which remained to that day, though in his soul he was ascended to heaven; his Spirit had returned to God that gave it, and was among the spirits of just men made perfect: but he saith himself, in ( Psalms 110:1 ) "the Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou on my right hand"; (See Gill on Matthew 22:44).

Acts 2:34 In-Context

32 God has raised this very Jesus from death, and we are all witnesses to this fact.

33 He has been raised to the right side of God, his Father, and has received from him the Holy Spirit, as he had promised. What you now see and hear is his gift that he has poured out on us.

34 For it was not David who went up into heaven; rather he said, "The Lord said to my Lord: Sit here at my right side

35 until I put your enemies as a footstool under your feet.'

36 "All the people of Israel, then, are to know for sure that this Jesus, whom you crucified, is the one that God has made Lord and Messiah!"

Cross References

• 1. 2.34, 35Psalms 110.1.