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Acts 2:30

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 2:30

Verse 30 of 47

Scripture focus

Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

Acts 2:30 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 2:30

Theological / Devotional

Being a prophet. An unusual description of King David, but justified because Ps. 16 goes beyond David’s personal experience and becomes Messianic.

God had sworn. See on 2 Sam. 7:12-14, 16. The oath is suggested in Ps. 132:11, which Peter quotes.

According to the flesh. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 10) the omission of the words “according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ,” so that the passage would read, “God swore to him with an oath to place upon his throne one, of the fruit of his loins.” This would agree more closely with Ps. 132:11.

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