Acts 2:27 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) because you [i.e., God] will not allow my soul [i.e., this is a reference to Jesus] to remain in Hades [i.e., the unseen place of the departed spirits], neither will you allow [the body of] your Holy One to decay. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, Neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For You will not abandon my soul, leaving it helpless in Hades (the state of departed spirits), nor let Your Holy One know decay or see destruction [of the body after death]. American Standard Version (1901) Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption. Common English Bible “because you won’t abandon me to the grave,” “nor permit your holy one to experience decay.” Catholic Public Domain Version For you will not abandon my soul to Hell, nor will you allow your Holy One to see corruption. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. |