Acts 2:27 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Acts 2:25 For David saith concerning him: I foresaw the Lord before my face: because he is at my right hand, that I may not be moved.

Acts 2:26 For this my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced: moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Acts 2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell: nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

Acts 2:28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life: thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Acts 2:29 Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David: that he died and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present say.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "wilt", "leave", "soul", "hell", "suffer", "holy", and "corruption". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "wilt", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "For this my heart hath been glad..." into verse 28's "Thou hast made known to me the...", so "thou" and "wilt" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "wilt" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.