Acts 2:27
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
26Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; Moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope:
Cross References
Job 19:25But I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand up at the last upon the earth:
Psalms 86:13For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest pit.
Psalms 116:3The cords of death compassed me, and the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Matthew 11:23And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.
Luke 1:35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also that which is to be born shall be called holy, the Son of God.
Luke 16:23And in Hades 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 →