Acts 2:27
because thou wilt not abandon my soul to the underworld, nor wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
26Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue exulted; moreover also, my flesh shall dwell in hope;
28Thou didst make known to me the ways of life; thou wilt make me full of joy with thy countenance.”
Cross References
Job 19:25Yet I know that my Vindicator liveth, And will hereafter stand up on the earth;
Psalms 86:13For thy kindness to me hath been great; Thou hast delivered me from the depths of the underworld!
Psalms 116:3The snares of death encompassed me, And the pains of the underworld seized upon me; I found distress and sorrow.
Matthew 11:23And thou, Capernaum! shalt thou be exalted to heaven? Thou shalt be brought down to the underworld; for if the miracles which were done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Luke 1:35And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.
Luke 16:23And in the underworld he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth 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 →