Bible Strands
Acts 13:35
So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses a synagogue congregation, following a declaration that God raised the Messiah from the dead. The moment serves to contrast the resurrected figure’s fate with David’s mortality.
The words — ἑτέρῳ (heterō) translates literally as "another," identifying the specific scriptural source, while δώσεις (dōseis) means "you will allow" or "you will give," denoting the divine permission.
The thread — The quotation originates in Psalms 16:10, reappears in Acts 2:27, and operates as a direct counterpoint to Acts 13:36, which records David’s burial and subsequent decay.
Why it lands — The text explicitly states that the Holy One will not experience decay, requiring the reader to separate the resurrected Messiah from mortal kings. It demands acceptance of the cited promise as a factual boundary between death and resurrection.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Cross-references
- Psalms 16:10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
- Acts 2:27 because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
- Acts 13:36 For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
- Psalms 49:9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.
- Psalms 89:48 What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
- Luke 2:26 The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
- John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
- John 8:51 Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
- Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.