“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.”
'Brothers and sisters, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David that he died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day — Peter's argument is sophisticated: David (the psalm's author) died and is still dead (remains in his tomb in Jerusalem, a verifiable historical fact). Therefore, when David speaks of not seeing decay, he cannot be speaking of himself; he must be prophesying of another.
Church Fathers on Acts 2:29
Men and brethren. Acts 2:29 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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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