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Acts 13:35

Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

KJV

διότι καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει, οὐ δώσεις τὸν ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν.

Greek NT

Ideoque et alias dicit : Non dabis sanctum tuum videre corruptionem.

Vulgate

Because he saith also in another psalm, Thou wilt not give thy Holy One to see corruption.

ASV

And therefore, in another place also, he saith: Thou shalt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
διαφθορά
diaphthora
noun · 6×
διότι
dioti
conjunction · 25×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἕτερος
eteros
adjective · 99×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅσιος
osios
adjective · 8×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Ps 16:10 · paraphrase
    "For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption."
    Psalm 16: you will not let your Holy One see corruption — Paul at Antioch

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: διότι | WH/Treg/NIV: διότι | RP: Διὸ
  • διότιSBLGNT
  • διότιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ΔιὸRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. David expresses his confidence in God as his portion and inheritance. The words "thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption" are directly applied by Peter to the resurrection of Christ. David spoke as a prophet, knowing that God had sworn to raise up Christ to sit on his thron…

Cross-references

  • Acts 2:27 — Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
  • Acts 2:31 — He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
  • Ps 16:10 — For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
  • Ps 16:10 — For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.