Acts 2:29

Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Men	Ἄνδρες Andres	G435	a man (properly as an individual male) · noun — vocative plural masculine
brethren	ἀδελφοί, adelphoi	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — vocative plural masculine
let	ἐξὸν exon	G1832	so also neuter present participle of the same (with or… · verb — present active participle, nominative singular neuter
me	εἰπεῖν eipein	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active infinitive
freely	παρρησίας parrēsias	G3954	all out-spokenness · noun — genitive singular feminine
speak	ἔπω épō	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing)
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
you	ὑμᾶς hymâs	G5209	you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
of	περὶ peri	G4012	properly · preposition
patriarch	πατριάρχου patriarchou	G3966	a progenitor ("patriarch") · noun — genitive singular masculine
David	Δαυὶδ Dauid	G1138	Dabid (i.e. David) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
is	ἐτελεύτησεν eteleutēsen	G5053	to finish life (by implication · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
both	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
dead	τελευτάω teleutáō	G5053	to finish life (by implication
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
buried	ἐτάφη etaphē	G2290	to celebrate funeral rites · verb — second aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
sepulchre	μνῆμα mnēma	G3418	a memorial · noun — nominative singular neuter
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
with	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
us	ἡμῖν hēmîn	G2254	to (or for
unto	ἄχρι achri	G891	(of time) until or (of place) up to · preposition
this	ταύτης. tautēs	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — genitive singular feminine
day	ἡμέρας hēmeras	G2250	day · noun — genitive singular feminine

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Cross-references

Acts 13:36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
1 Kings 2:10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
Nehemiah 3:16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, a…
Acts 7:8-9 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jac…
Hebrews 7:4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
Acts 26:26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 2:14-36

We have here the first-fruits of the Spirit in the sermon which Peter preached immediately, directed, not to those of other nations in a strange language (we are not told what answer he gave to those that were amazed, and said, What meaneth this?) but to the Jews in the vulgar language, even to those that mocked; for he begins with the notice of that (Act 2:15), and addresses his discourse (Act 2:14) to the men of Judea and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; but we have reason enough to think that the other disciples continued to speak to those who understood them (and therefore flocked about them), in the languages of their respective countries, the wonderful works of God. And it was not by Pete…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 2:29

David . . . is . . . dead and buried, &c.--Peter, full of the Holy Ghost, sees in this sixteenth Psalm, one Holy Man, whose life of high devotedness and lofty spirituality is crowned with the assurance, that though He taste of death, He shall rise again without seeing corruption, and be admitted to the bliss of God's immediate presence. Now as this was palpably untrue of David, it could be meant only of One other, even of Him whom David was taught to expect as the final Occupant of the throne of Israel. (Those, therefore, and they are many, who take David himself to be the subject of this Psalm, and the words quoted to refer to Christ only in a more eminent sense, nullify the whole argument…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 2:29

Let me speak freely - of the patriarch David - In Midris Tillin, it is said, in a paraphrase on the words, my flesh shall rest in hope, "Neither worm nor insect had power over David." It is possible that this opinion prevailed in the time of St. Peter, and, if so, his words are the more pointed and forcible; and therefore thus applied by Dr. Lightfoot: "That this passage, Thou shalt not leave my soul in hell, etc., is not to be applied to David himself appears in that I may confidently aver concerning him, that he was dead and buried, and never rose again; but his soul was left εις ᾁδου, in the state of the dead, and He saw corruption; for his sepulchre is with us to this day, under that v…

The Church Fathers

"Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David," etc. And since the apostle Peter had mentioned David, who was regarded by the Jews as a venerable prophet, Peter, taking from David an opportunity for his preaching, showed that David had nonetheless died, and said that his sepulcher was with them while David himself had prophesied that the Lord Christ's flesh would never be subject to corruption. For God raised him again from the dead, and he received the Father's promises in the fullest truth. Peter asserted that the gift which was seen to have been granted had come from the Lord Christ, for it was proven by the example of David's Psalm 109 that he was the Lord. Luke declares that three thousand men, moved to compunction by this preaching, made penance and were baptized.
— Cassiodorus, Complexiones on the Acts of the Apostles

Fulfilling the prophecy, Peter begins again with a different preface. "Men," he says, "brothers." For whenever one is about to say something of great importance, he employs a familiar preface, calling them brothers. As Stephen also: "Brothers and Fathers, listen." (Acts 7:2) Then he says, "I may speak freely to you concerning the patriarch David." There is no harm there; he uses considerable moderation. For if he had said so plainly that these things were not spoken concerning David, but concerning Christ, it would have seemed harsh, and would have provoked their anger rather than rendered them obedient. But giving much honor to the blessed David, he constructs an unacceptable argument, namely that the testimony concerns Christ, and in this way the whole passage is managed. For he did not add to David's death and burial that he did not rise, but that "his tomb is with us," which is equivalent to "David did not rise."
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

Then, having finished the citation from the Prophet, he adds; "Men and brethren." When he is about to say anything great, he uses this opening address, to rouse and to conciliate them. "Let me be allowed," he says, "to speak freely to you of the patriarch David." Remarkable lowliness, in a case where he was giving no hurt, nor was there any reason why the hearers should be angry. For he did not say, This is not said concerning David, but concerning the Christ. But in another point of view: by his reverential expression towards the blessed David, he awed them; speaking of an acknowledged fact as if it were a bold thing to say, and therefore begging them to pardon him for saying it. And thereupon his expression is not simply "concerning David," but "concerning the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried:" he does not also say, "and is not risen again," but in another way (though this too would have been no great thing to say), "And his sepulchre is with us unto this day," he has said what comes to the same thing.

Dictionary and topics

Apostle — A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as…
Hades — That which is out of sight, a Greek word used to denote the state or place of the dead. All the dead alike go into this place. To be buried, to go down to the grave, to descend into hades, are…
Joel — Jehovah is his God. (1.) The oldest of Samuel’s two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1 Sam. 8:2). (See VASHNI.) (2.) A descendant of Reuben (1 Chr. 5:4, 8). (3.) One of David’s famous…
Messiah — (Heb. mashiah), in all the thirty-nine instances of its occurring in the Old Testament, is rendered by the LXX. “Christos.” It means anointed. Thus priests (Ex. 28:41; 40:15; Num. 3:3), prophets (1…
Pentecost — I.e., “fiftieth”, found only in the New Testament (Acts 2:1; 20:16; 1 Cor. 16:8). The festival so named is first spoken of in Ex. 23:16 as “the feast of harvest,” and again in Ex. 34:22 as “the day…
Confessing Christ · Exemplified: Peter — Exemplified: Peter
Orator · .The apostles — .The apostles
Preaching · .By Peter and other apostles — .By Peter and other apostles
Resurrection · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Revivals · .At Pentecost, and times after Pentecost — .At Pentecost, and times after Pentecost

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 2:29

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 2:14-36

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 2:29

Adam Clarke on Acts 2:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 2:29

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 2:14-36

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 2:29

Adam Clarke on Acts 2:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Acts 2:29

John Calvin on Acts 2:25-31

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 2:27