Acts 2:34

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:

King James Version (1611)
For Dauid is not ascended into the heauens, but he saith himselfe, The Lord said vnto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

King James Version
For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

English Standard Version
For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, "‘The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

New American Standard Bible
"For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says: 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,

New Century Version
David was not the one who was lifted up to heaven, but he said: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit by me at my right side,

Amplified Bible
"For David did not ascend into the heavens, yet he himself says, 'THE LORD [the Father] SAID TO MY LORD [the Son], "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says: 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,

Legacy Standard Bible
For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says:‘The Lord said to my Lord,"Sit at My right hand,

Berean Standard Bible
For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand,

Contemporary English Version
David didn't go up to heaven. So he wasn't talking about himself when he said, "The Lord told my Lord to sit at his right side,

Complete Jewish Bible
For David did not ascend into heaven. But he says,

Darby Translation
For David has not ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand

Easy-to-Read Version
David was not the one who was lifted up to heaven. David himself said, ‘The Lord God said to my Lord: Sit at my right side,

Geneva Bible (1587)
For Dauid is not ascended into heauen, but he sayth, The Lord sayd to my Lorde, Sit at my right hande,

George Lamsa Translation
For David did not ascend into heaven, because he himself said, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Good News Translation
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

Lexham English Bible
For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

Literal Translation
For David did not ascend into Heaven, but he says, "The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand

American Standard Version
For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Bible in Basic English
For David has not gone up into heaven, but says, himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand,

Hebrew Names Version
For David didn't ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit by my right hand,

International Standard Version
For David did not go up to heaven, but he said,Psalm 110:1; Matthew 22:44; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Ephesians 1:20; Hebrews 1:13;">[xr] 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

Etheridge Translation
For David hath not ascended into heaven, because he himself hath said, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand

Murdock Translation
For David hath not ascended into heaven; because he himself said: The Lord said to my Lord, seat thyself at my right hand,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For Dauid is not ascended into heaue, but he sayeth: The Lorde sayde to my Lorde, syt thou on my ryght,

English Revised Version
For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

World English Bible
For David didn't ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit by my right hand,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For David is not ascended into the heavens; but he saith himself, The Lord said to my Lord,

Weymouth's New Testament
For David did not ascend into Heaven, but he says himself, "`The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For Dauid stiede not in to heuene; but he seith, The Lord seide to my Lord,

Update Bible Version
For David did not ascend into the heavens: but he says himself, "The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,

Webster's Bible Translation
For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he saith himself, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

New English Translation
For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, ‘ The Lord said to my lord, " Sit at my right hand

New King James Version
"For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: "The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand,

New Living Translation
For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit in the place of honor at my right hand

New Life Bible
It was not David who was taken up to heaven, because he said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at My right side,

New Revised Standard
For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, David, hath not ascended into the heavens; but he saith, himself, - Said the Lord unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand,

Douay-Rheims Bible
For David ascended not into heaven; but he himself said: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand,

Revised Standard Version
For David did not ascend into the heavens; but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For David is not ascendyd into heave: but he sayde. The Lorde sayde to my Lorde sit on my right honde

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For Dauid is not ascended in to heauen, but he sayde: The LORDE sayde vnto my LORDE: Syt thou on my righte hande,

Mace New Testament (1729)
for David is not ascended to heaven: yet he saith himself , "the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand,

Simplified Cowboy Version
Even David hadn't gone to heaven when he said, 'God said to my Boss, "Ride here to the right of me, in the place of honor for the Top Hand.

Contextual Overview

¹⁴That's when Peter stood up and, backed by the other eleven, spoke out with bold urgency: "Fellow Jews, all of you who are visiting Jerusalem, listen carefully and get this story straight. These people aren't drunk as some of you suspect. They haven't had time to get drunk—it's only nine o'clock in the morning. This is what the prophet Joel announced would happen: "In the Last Days," God says, "I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters; Your young men will see visions, your old men dream dreams. When the time comes, I'll pour out my Spirit On those who serve me, men and women both, and they'll prophesy. I'll set wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below, Blood and fire and billowing smoke, the sun turning black and the moon blood-red, Before the Day of the Lord arrives, the Day tremendous and marvelous; And whoever calls out for help to me, God, will be saved." ²²"Fellow Israelites, listen carefully to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man thoroughly accredited by God to you—the miracles and wonders and signs that God did through him are common knowledge—this Jesus, following the deliberate and well-thought-out plan of God, was betrayed by men who took the law into their own hands, and was handed over to you. And you pinned him to a cross and killed him. But God untied the death ropes and raised him up. Death was no match for him. David said it all: I saw God before me for all time. Nothing can shake me; he's right by my side. I'm glad from the inside out, ecstatic; I've pitched my tent in the land of hope. I know you'll never dump me in Hades; I'll never even smell the stench of death. You've got my feet on the life-path, with your face shining sun-joy all around. ²⁹"Dear friends, let me be completely frank with you. Our ancestor David is dead and buried—his tomb is in plain sight today. But being also a prophet and knowing that God had solemnly sworn that a descendant of his would rule his kingdom, seeing far ahead, he talked of the resurrection of the Messiah—‘no trip to Hades, no stench of death.' This Jesus, God raised up. And every one of us here is a witness to it. Then, raised to the heights at the right hand of God and receiving the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he poured out the Spirit he had just received. That is what you see and hear. For David himself did not ascend to heaven, but he did say, God said to my Master, "Sit at my right hand Until I make your enemies a stool for resting your feet." "All Israel, then, know this: There's no longer room for doubt—God made him Master and Messiah, this Jesus whom you killed on a cross."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The Lord: Psalms 110:1, Matthew 22:42-45, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:42, Luke 20:43, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Ephesians 1:22, Hebrews 1:13

Reciprocal: Psalms 2:6 - Yet Psalms 18:50 - Great Psalms 110:2 - the rod Psalms 110:5 - at thy Jeremiah 30:21 - governor Matthew 22:44 - The Lord Matthew 25:33 - his Luke 22:69 - on John 3:13 - no man John 18:33 - the king Ephesians 1:20 - and set Ephesians 4:9 - he ascended Colossians 3:1 - where Hebrews 10:12 - General 1 Peter 3:22 - is gone

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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";

Psalms 110:1- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For David is not ascended into the heavens - That is, David has not risen from the dead and ascended to heaven. This further shows that Psalms 16:1-11 could not refer to David, but must refer to the Messiah. Great as they esteemed David, and much as they were accustomed to apply these expressions of the Scripture to him, yet they could not be applicable to him. They must refer to some other being; and especially that passage which Peter now proceeds to quote. It was of great importance to show that these expressions could not apply to David, and also that David bore testimony to the exalted character and dignity of the Messiah. Hence, Peter here adduces David himself as affirming that the Messiah was to be exalted to a dignity far above his own. This does not affirm that David was not saved, or that his spirit had not ascended to heaven, but that he had not been exalted in the heavens in the sense in which Peter was speaking of the Messiah.

But he saith himself - Psalms 110:1.

The Lord - The small capitals used in translating the word “Lord” in the Bible denote that the original word is יהוה Yahweh. The Hebrews regarded this as the unique name of God, a name incommunicable to any other being. It is not applied to any being but God in the Scriptures. The Jews had such a reverence for it that they never pronounced it; but when it occurred in the Scriptures they pronounced another name, אדני ̀Adonaay. Here it means, “Yahweh said,” etc.

My Lord - This is a different word in the Hebrew - it is אדני ̀Adonaay. It properly is applied by a servant to his master, or a subject to his sovereign, or is used as a title of respect by an inferior to a superior. It means here, “Yahweh said to him whom I, David, acknowledge to be my superior and sovereign.” Thus, though he regarded him as his descendant according to the flesh, yet he regarded him also as his superior and Lord. By reference to this passage our Saviour confounded the Pharisees, Matthew 22:42-46. That the passage in this Psalm refers to the Messiah is clear. Our Saviour, in Matthew 22:42, expressly applied it thus, and in such a manner as to show that this was the well-understood doctrine of the Jews. See the notes on Matthew 22:42, etc.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 34. David is not ascended — Consequently, he has not sent forth this extraordinary gift, but it comes from his Lord, of whom he said, The Lord said unto my Lord, &c. Matthew 22:44; Matthew 22:44.