Acts 2:27
because thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
26Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue was glad, and my flesh shall indeed still rest in hope,
28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt fill me with gladness with thy countenance.
Cross References
Matthew 11:23And thou, Capernaum, art thou not exalted up to heaven? thou shall be cast down to Hades: because if the mighty works which were wrought in thee had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Luke 1:35And the angel responding said to her; The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore, indeed, that holy thing that is begotten shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 16:23And in Hades lifted up his eyes, being in torment, 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 →