Acts 2:34

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“For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand”

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“For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand”

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“For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 2:34 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
  2. Matthew 22:42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
  3. Mark 12:36Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  4. Luke 20:42For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
  6. Ephesians 1:22And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
  7. Hebrews 1:13Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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