Acts 13:35
33 He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
34 In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’
So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’
36 For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
37 But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’
- KJV
- Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
- WEB
- Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’
- ASV
- Because he saith also in another [psalm], Thou wilt not give Thy Holy One to see corruption.
- DARBY
- Wherefore also he says in another, Thou wilt not suffer thy gracious one to see corruption.
- BLB
- So also, He says in another [place]: ‘You will not allow Your Holy One to see decay.’
- ÅB
- Derfor sier han også på et annet sted: Du skal ikke overgi din hellige til å se tilintetgjørelse.
- OTB
- Så det er også sagt et annet sted:
'Du vil ikke tillate at din Hellige ser forråtnelse.' - B1930
- Derfor sier han også på et annet sted: Du skal ikke overgi din hellige til å se tilintetgjørelse.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 16:10
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Read in contextActs 2:27–31
because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Read in contextActs 13:36–37
For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
Read in contextJohn 8:51
Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
Read in contextLuke 2:26
The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
Read in contextPsalms 89:48
What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
Read in contextPsalms 49:9
that he should live on forever and not see decay.
Read in contextHebrews 11:5
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
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