Acts 2:34

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,

Parallel Translations

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.

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,

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,

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,

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

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,

Christian Standard Bible®
For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says: The Lord declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at 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

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,

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

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,

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,

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

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,

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,

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,

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

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,

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

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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

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

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ Peter stood with the eleven apostles and spoke in a loud and clear voice to the crowd: Friends and everyone else living in Jerusalem, listen carefully to what I have to say! ¹⁵ You are wrong to think that these people are drunk. After all, it is only nine o'clock in the morning. ¹⁶ But this is what God had the prophet Joel say, ¹⁷ "When the last days come, I will give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams. ¹⁸ In those days I will give my Spirit to my servants, both men and women, and they will prophesy. ¹⁹ I will work miracles in the sky above and wonders on the earth below. There will be blood and fire and clouds of smoke. ²⁰ The sun will turn dark, and the moon will be as red as blood before the great and wonderful day of the Lord appears. ²¹ Then the Lord will save everyone who asks for his help." ²² Now, listen to what I have to say about Jesus from Nazareth. God proved that he sent Jesus to you by having him work miracles, wonders, and signs. All of you know this. ²³ God had already planned and decided that Jesus would be handed over to you. So you took him and had evil men put him to death 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.