King James Version

Acts 2:27

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Hades” (ᾅδην,) before nor here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Hades” (ᾍδου) before nor here.

ὅτιhotiBecauseὅτιconjunction — “Because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.Becauseοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐγκαταλείψειςenkataleipseisleaveἐγκαταλείπω (enkataleipō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “leave”, an action still aheadG1459I leave in the lurch, abandon (one who is in straits), desert.leaveτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχήνpsuchēnsoulψυχή (psuchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “soul”, the object formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.soulμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).εἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inᾅδηνhadēnhellᾅδης (hadēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “hell”, the object formG86Hades, the unseen world.hellοὐδὲoudeneitherοὐδέconjunction — “neither”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “neither”.neitherδώσειςdōseiswilt thou sufferδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “wilt thou suffer”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.wilt thou sufferτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὅσιόνhosionHoly Oneὅσιος (hosios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “Holy One”, the object formG3741holy, pious, godly, beloved of God.This verse uses “holy”.Holy Oneσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἰδεῖνideinto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).to seeδιαφθοράνdiaphthorancorruptionδιαφθορά (diaphthora)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “corruption”, the object formG1312destruction, decay, corruption.This verse uses “corruption”.corruption

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ᾍδουhadouhellᾅδης (hadēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “hell”, the object formG86Hades, the unseen world.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.

Young’s Literal Translation

because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption;

World English Bible

because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.

Darby Translation

for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption.

Douay-Rheims

Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

Fulfills

Psalms 16:10 Psalms 16:10 · King James VersionFor thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.Psalms 16:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source
resurrection: not see corruption · NT explicit
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

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