Acts 2:27
for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
26Therefore has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; yea more, my flesh also shall dwell in hope,
28Thou hast made known to me [the] paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance.
Cross References
Job 19:25And [as for] me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and the Last, he shall stand upon the earth;
Psalms 86:13For great is thy loving-kindness toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Psalms 116:3The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
Matthew 11:23And *thou*, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.
Luke 1:35And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God.
Luke 16:23And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in 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 →