Acts 2:27

For thou wilt not abandon my soul to the Place of Death, Nor surrender me, your holy one, to undergo corruption.

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

In Context

26Therefore my heart was cheered, and my tongue told its delight; Yes, even my body, too, will rest in hope;

28Thou have shown me the path to life, Thou wilt fill me with gladness in your presence.’

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Cross References

Matthew 11:23And you, Capernaum! Will you ‘exalt yourself to Heaven’? ‘You shall go down to the Place of Death.’ For, if the miracles which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been standing to this day.

Luke 1:35“The Holy Spirit shall descend upon you,” answered the angel, “and the Power of the Most High shall overshadow you; and therefore the child will be called ‘holy,’ and ‘Son of God.’

Luke 16:23In the Place of Death he looked up in his torment, and saw Abraham at a distance 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 →

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