Bible Strands
Acts 2:35
until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter addresses the Jerusalem crowd during his Pentecost sermon, explaining how Jesus fulfills David’s prophecy. He quotes Psalm 110 to show that David himself acknowledged a superior lordship that Jesus now occupies.
The words — The Greek term ὑποπόδιον (hupopodion) literally means “footstool,” depicting a conquered enemy positioned beneath the victor’s feet. The verb θῶ (thō) translates to “I may place,” indicating divine action to subdue opponents.
The thread — This imagery appears in Romans 16:20 regarding the crushing of Satan, Revelation 19:19 describing armies warring against the seated ruler, and Isaiah 60:14 where oppressors bow at the feet of the redeemed.
Why it lands — The text states that God will subdue all opposition to the exalted one and that Jesus has been appointed Lord and Christ. It requires the reader to acknowledge this factual shift in authority and cease resisting the declared reality.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
Cross-references
- Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- Revelation 19:19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
- Isaiah 60:14 The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 59:18 So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
- Revelation 20:8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.
- Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
- Psalms 18:40 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
- Psalms 72:9 May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
- Isaiah 63:4 For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.
- Luke 20:16 He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”