Acts 2:27
For yoʋ will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will yoʋ let yoʋr Holy One see corruption.
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
In Context
26Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced; moreover, my flesh will dwell in hope.
28Yoʋ have made known to me the paths of life; yoʋ will fill me with joy by yoʋr presence.’
Cross References
Matthew 11:23And yoʋ, Capernaum, who have been exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades. For if the miracles that were done in yoʋ had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Luke 1:35The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon yoʋ, and the power of the Most High will overshadow yoʋ; therefore the holy child that is to be born will be called the Son of God.
Luke 16:23As he was in torment in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his side.
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 →