Acts 2:27
For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave, nor wilt thou give thy pious one to see corruption.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
26Therefore my heart doth rejoice, and my glory exult, and also my body shall abide in hope.
28Thou hast revealed to me the path of life; thou wilt fill me with joy with thy presence.
Cross References
Matthew 11:23And thou, Capernaum, which hast been lifted up to heaven, shalt be brought down to the grave. For if those deeds of power which were done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have stood to this day.
Luke 1:35The angel replied, and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; therefore he that is born of thee is holy, and will be called the Son of God.
Luke 16:23And being tormented in hell, he raised his eyes from afar off, and saw Abraham, 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 →