Acts 2:27

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

Cross-references

Acts 2:31 Citation

Acts 2:31 explains that David foresaw Christ's resurrection—the same prophecy quoted in Acts 2:27. Direct interpretative link.

Acts 13:27-37 cites the same Psalm 16:10 about Christ not seeing corruption, echoing Peter's argument. Consistent resurrection prophecy.

Acts 3:14 Parallel

Acts 3:14 calls Jesus the Holy and Righteous One — the same title from Acts 2:27 for the one who did not see decay.

Mark 1:24 Parallel

In Mark 1:24, a demon confesses Jesus as 'the Holy One of God'—the same title applied to Christ in Acts 2:27.

Revelation 1:18 Prophetic fulfillment

Revelation 1:18 declares Christ alive forever, holding keys of death and Hades — fulfilling the promise of no abandonment.

1 Corinthians 15:55 taunts death's defeat — directly related to Christ's resurrection victory over decay.

John 11:39 Contrast

John 11:39 shows Lazarus already decaying after four days, contrasting with Christ's body which never saw decay.

Luke 4:34 Parallel

Luke 4:34 records another demon calling Jesus 'the Holy One of God', identical to Mark 1:24. Same title as Acts 2:27.

Jonah 2:6 Typology

Jonah 2:6 describes being brought up from the pit, prefiguring Christ's resurrection as Jesus stated. Strong typological link.

Psalm 86:13 Parallel

Psalm 86:13 speaks of deliverance from the depths of Sheol — parallel to God not abandoning the holy one to decay.

Psalm 49:15 Parallel

Psalm 49:15 similarly declares God redeems from the realm of the dead — echoing the resurrection hope in Acts 2:27.

Jonah 2:2 Typology

Jonah 2:2 depicts crying out from Sheol and being heard — a typology of Christ's resurrection and not being abandoned to the realm of the dead.

Psalm 89:48 Parallel

Psalm 89:48 asks rhetorically who can escape death — Acts 2:27 answers that God's holy one is not abandoned to decay.

In 1 Corinthians 15:42, Paul describes the resurrection body as imperishable, directly linking to the promise in Acts 2:27 that Christ's body saw no corruption.

Psalm 16:10 Citation

Psalm 16:10 is the exact verse Peter quotes here — David's prophecy that the Messiah would not see decay.

Psalm 49:9 Contrast

Psalm 49:9 states no man can avoid the pit, contrasting with the unique promise that the holy one will not see decay.

Job 17:14 Contrast

Job 17:14 expresses despair of decay and death, opposite of the hope in Acts 2:27 that the holy one will not see decay.