Acts 2:27 (LSB)

Passage

Because You will not forsake my soul to Hades, Nor give Your Holy One over to see corruption.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:25 For David says of Him, ‘I saw the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken.

Acts 2:26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue exulted; Moreover my flesh also will live in hope;

Acts 2:27 Because You will not forsake my soul to Hades, Nor give Your Holy One over to see corruption.

Acts 2:28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with Your presence.’

Acts 2:29 “Men, brothers, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forsake", "soul", "hades", "give", "holy", "over", and "corruption". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forsake" and "soul", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Therefore my heart was glad and my..." into verse 28's "You have made known to me the...", so "forsake" and "soul" 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 "forsake" and "soul" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.