Acts 2:33
What does Acts 2:33 mean?
A plain-English look at Acts 2:33 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Acts 2:33 means
This verse connects Jesus' resurrection with His ascension and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Exalted 'by the right hand of God,' a position of ultimate authority, Jesus received the promised Holy Spirit from the Father. He then 'poured forth this, which ye see and hear,' directly linking the miraculous events of Pentecost to Christ's exalted status and His fulfillment of the promise to send the Spirit. This demonstrates Jesus' divine power and authority.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862at the right hand then of God having been exalted--also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father--he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Being exalted therefore by the right hand of God and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath poured forth this which you see and hear.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Having therefore been exalted by the right hand ofGod, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which ye behold and hear.
Context
Building on the definitive statement of Jesus' resurrection in the previous verse, this verse explains the subsequent events: His exaltation to God's right hand and the reception of the promised Holy Spirit. Peter directly links *this* exalted Jesus to the Holy Spirit's visible and audible outpouring they are witnessing, further proving Jesus' divine authority and setting up another scriptural proof from David.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 53:12
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
- John 17:5
And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
- 1 Peter 3:22
who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
- John 15:26
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me:
- Hebrews 1:2
hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;
- John 14:26
But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.
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