Acts 2:31 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³¹ David, foreseeing this, spoke of Christ being raised from the dead. [He said Jesus’ spirit] would not be left in the unseen place of departed spirits, nor would His body decay.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ he seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ He, foreseeing this, spoke [by foreknowledge] of the resurrection of the Christ (the Messiah) that He was not deserted [in death] and left in Hades (the state of departed spirits), nor did His body know decay or see destruction. [Ps. 16:10.]

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ he foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

Common English Bible

³¹ Having seen this beforehand, David spoke about the resurrection of Christ, that “he wasn’t abandoned to the grave, nor did his body experience decay”.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ Foreseeing this, he was speaking about the Resurrection of the Christ. For he was neither left behind in Hell, nor did his flesh see corruption.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³¹ Foreseeing this, he spoke of the resurrection of Christ. For neither was he left in hell, neither did his flesh see corruption.

Acts 2:31 Cross References

Matthew 11:23

And Capernaum, do you think you will be lifted up toward heaven [as a proud city]? [No indeed], you will [surely] go down to the place of the unseen [i.e., become obscure or obliterated as a city]. For if the powerful miracles had been performed in Sodom which were performed in your presence, it would have remained [even] until today.

Acts 13:35

God said in another Psalm [ 16:10], ‘You will not allow your Holy One to decay.’

Acts 2:27

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.

1 Corinthians 15:4

He was buried; He was raised [from the dead] on the third day, according to the Scriptures;

Galatians 3:8

And, predicting that God would consider the Gentiles right with Him by [their] faith, the Scriptures previously recorded [this promise of] the Gospel to Abraham by saying [Gen. 12:3], “All nations will receive a blessing through your descendant [i.e., Jesus].”