Acts 2:27

Acts 2:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
• New International Version (NIV)because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

Context of Acts 2:27

25A long time ago, King David spoke about the Messiah in this way: “I saw the Lord near me all the time. He is next to me, on my right side, so nothing will cause me trouble. 26Because of this, I am very happy, and I will praise you, God. I am human and one day I will die, but I know that you will help me while I live. When I die, you will not leave me in Hades, the place for dead people. You will not let anything destroy the body of your Holy One. 28You have shown me the paths that lead to life with you. I will be completely happy because you will be with me for ever.” ’ 29Peter then said, ‘Friends, people of Israel, I must speak clearly to you about our ancestor, King David. He died and people buried his body in the ground. You can still see the place where people buried him.

Acts 2:27 word by word

ὅτι οὐκ ἐγκαταλείψεις τὴν ψυχήν μου εἰς ᾅδην, οὐδὲ δώσεις τὸν ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• thou wiltἐγκαταλείπωegkataleipō · to leave behindG1459
• notοὐou · noG3756
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• soulψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• hellᾍδηςhadēs · hell: HadesG86
• neitherοὐδέoude · norG3761
• wilt thou sufferδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• thineσύsu · youG4771
• Holy Oneὅσιοςhosios · sacredG3741
• to seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• corruptionδιαφθοράdiaphthora · decayG1312

Cross-references for Acts 2:27

• Psalms 49:15But God will save my life from the power of death. He will take me to a safe place with him. Selah.
• Psalms 86:13I know that you love me very much with your faithful love. You will continue to keep my life safe, so that I do not go down into the deep hole of death.
• Psalms 116:3The danger of death was very near to me. I became afraid of the deep hole of death. I was very sad and upset.
• Luke 16:23He went to Hades, the place for dead people. He was in a lot of pain there. He saw Abraham far away in heaven. He also saw Lazarus at Abraham's side.
• 1 Corinthians 15:55‘Death, you can no longer win! Death, you no longer have any power to hurt us!’
• Revelation 1:18I am the one who always lives. I died once. But look! Now I am alive and I will be alive for ever. I have authority over death and over Hades, the place for dead people.
• Revelation 20:13The sea brought up all the dead people who were in it. Death and Hades, the place for dead people, brought up all the dead people who were there too. God judged each person. God saw what they had done, and he decided what was right.
• Acts 3:14Jesus was God's Holy One who always did what was right. But you did not accept him. You told Pilate to let another man go free instead of Jesus. That man was in prison because he had killed people.
• Acts 4:27Lord God, it has now happened like that. Herod and Pontius Pilate have met together here in Jerusalem. They met with Israelite people and with people of other nations. Together they made plans to kill your holy servant, Jesus. He is the one that you chose to be your Messiah.
• Psalms 89:19A long time ago, Lord, you spoke to your servants. In a vision, you said to them, ‘I have helped a brave soldier to be strong. I have chosen as king a young man from among the people.
• Mark 1:24He said, ‘Jesus from Nazareth, leave us alone! Do not kill us! I know who you are. You are the Holy One and God has sent you.’
• Luke 1:35Gabriel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come to you. The power of God who is over all will cover you like a shadow. So your child will be special to God. He will be completely good. He will be called God's Son.
• Luke 4:34He said, ‘Jesus from Nazareth, leave us alone! Do not destroy us! I know who you are. You are God's Holy One!’
• 1 John 2:20But Christ, the Holy One, has given you the Holy Spirit. As a result, you all know what is true.
• Revelation 3:7‘Write this to the angel of the church at Philadelphia: “This is my message to you. I am the one who is completely good, the true God. I have King David's key in my hand. When I open a door, nobody can shut it. And when I shut a door, nobody can open it.
• Acts 2:31David understood what God would do in a future time. He did not speak about himself, but he spoke about the Messiah. He said that God would cause this man to become alive again after his death. God would not let him remain in Hades, the place for dead people. Nothing would destroy his body.

Commentaries on Acts 2:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell - ̔, in hades, that is, the state of separate spirits, or the state of the dead. Hades was a general term among the Greek writers, by which they expressed this state; and this Hades was Tartarus to the wicked, and Elysium to the good. See the explanation of the word in the note on Matthew 11:23; (note). To see corruption - Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return, was a sentence pronounced on man after the fall…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Thou wilt not leave my soul - The word “soul,” with us, means “the thinking, the immortal part of man,” and is applied to it whether existing in connection with the body or separate from it. The Hebrew word translated “soul” here, נפשׁ nepheshhowever, may mean “spirit, mind, life,” and may denote here nothing more than “me” or “myself.” It means, properly, “breath”; then “life,” or “the vital principle, a living being”; then “the soul, the spirit, the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-36Verses 22-36 From this gift of the Holy Ghost, Peter preaches unto them Jesus: and here is the history of Christ. Here is an account of his death and sufferings, which they witnessed but a few weeks before. His death is considered as God's act; and of wonderful grace and wisdom. Thus Divine justice must be satisfied, God and man brought together again, and Christ himself glorified, according to an eternal counsel, which could not be altered. And as the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27abandon my soul to Hades: See the study note on Matthew 11:23.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2822-28. a man approved of God--rather, "authenticated," "proved," or "demonstrated to be from God." by miracles ... which God did by him--This is not a low view of our Lord's miracles, as has been alleged, nor inconsistent with Joh 2:11, but is in strict accordance with His progress from humiliation to glory, and with His own words in Joh 5:19. This view of Christ is here dwelt on to exhibit to the Jews the whole course of Jesus of Nazareth as the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings