Acts 2:27
Because thou will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will thou give thy Holy man to see decay.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
28Thou made known to me the paths of life. Thou will fill me of joy with thy countenance.
Cross References
Job 19:25But as for me I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he will stand up upon the earth.
Psalms 86:13For great is thy loving kindness toward me, and thou have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Psalms 116:3The cords of death encompassed me, and the pains of Sheol got hold upon me. I found trouble and sorrow.
Matthew 11:23And thou, Capernaum, which was exalted as far as the sky. Thou will be brought down as far as Hades, because if the mighty works had occurred in Sodom that occurred in thee, it would have remained until this day.
Luke 1:35And having answered, the agent said to her, Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee. Therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will be called the Son of God.
Luke 16:23And having lifted up his eyes in Hades, being in torments, he sees Abraham from afar and Lazarus by his bosom.
Matthew Henry on Acts 2:15-37
Peter's Sermon at Jerusalem. 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and… Read the whole commentary →