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Acts 2:30 — King James Version← Study notes

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;


Acts 2:30Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 2:3021 words
GreekMeaning
προφήτηςprophētēs
A prophetnounG4396
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
ὑπάρχωνhyparchōn
beingverbG5225
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἰδὼςeidōs
behold, perceive, seeverbG3708
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ὅρκῳhorkō
with an oathnounG3727
ὤμοσενōmosen
sworeverbG3660
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἐκek
out of theprepositionG1537
καρποῦkarpou
fruitnounG2590
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ὀσφύοςosphyos
loinsnounG3751
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
καθίσαιkathisai
to setverbG2523
ἐπὶepi
uponprepositionG1909
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θρόνονthronon
thronenounG2362
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 2:30

Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that with an oath God had sworn unto him. Acts 2:30 But this he says, that were it but on account of the honor shown to David, and the descent from him, they may accept what is said concerning Christ's resurrection, as seeing that it would be an injury to the prophecy, and a derogating from (τἥς εἰς αὐτοὺς τιμἥς) their honor, if this were not the fact. And knowing, he says, that with an oath God had sworn unto him— he does not say simply…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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