Acts 2:30
Strong's Lexicon
[But]
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

he was
ὑπάρχων (hyparchōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5225: To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb).

a prophet
προφήτης (prophētēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

knew
εἰδὼς (eidōs)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

God
Θεὸς (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

had promised
ὤμοσεν (ōmosen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3660: A prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete omo, for which another prolonged form omoo is used in certain tenses; to swear, i.e. Take oath.

him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

on oath
ὅρκῳ (horkō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3727: An oath. From herkos; a limit, i.e. restraint.

that He would place
καθίσαι (kathisai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.

[one] of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

[his descendants]
ὀσφύος (osphyos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3751: The loins. Of uncertain affinity; the loin, i.e. The hip; internally procreative power.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

throne.
θρόνον (thronon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2362: From thrao; a stately seat; by implication, power or a potentate.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

Young's Literal Translation
a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants on his throne.

New American Standard Bible
"And so, because he was a prophet and knew that GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT [one] OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE,

King James Bible
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;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.

New Living Translation
But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David's own descendants would sit on his throne.

English Standard Version
Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,

New American Standard Bible
"And so, because he was a prophet and knew that GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE,

King James Bible
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants on his throne.

International Standard Version
Therefore, since he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him with an oath to put one of his descendants on his throne,

NET Bible
So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,

American Standard Version
Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his throne;

English Revised Version
Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his throne;

Young's Literal Translation
a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,
















Cross References
2 Samuel 7:12
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

Psalm 89:3
I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

Psalm 132:11
The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

Psalm 132:12
If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

Jeremiah 30:9
But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

Matthew 22:43
He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

Hebrews 1:1
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

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.

Acts 2:28
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Acts 2:27
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
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