Acts 2:27 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Acts 2:25 For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

Acts 2:26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;

Acts 2:27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.

Acts 2:28 You made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’Psalm 16:8-11

Acts 2:29 “Brothers, I may tell you freely of 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 "leave", "soul", "hades", "neither", "allow", "holy", and "decay". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "leave" 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 made known to me the ways...", so "leave" 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 "leave" and "soul" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.