Acts - 13:37



37 But he whom God raised up saw no decay.

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Explanation and meaning of Acts 13:37.

Differing Translations

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But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
but he whom God raised up saw no corruption.
But he whom God hath raised from the dead, saw no corruption.
but he whom God did raise up, did not see corruption.
But He whom God raised to life underwent no decay.
but Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, did not undergo corruption.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

But he, whom God raised again - The Lord Jesus.
Saw no corruption - Was raised without undergoing the usual change that succeeds death. As David had returned to corruption, and the Lord Jesus had not, it followed that this passage in Psalm 16:1-11 referred to the Messiah.

But he whom God raised again,.... The Vulgate Latin version adds, "from the dead"; meaning the Lord Jesus Christ, who was raised from the dead by God the Father: and
saw no corruption; he did not lie so long in the grave as to corrupt and putrefy, but was raised from the dead the third day; wherefore the passage, before cited, is very applicable to him, and is a clear proof that the Messiah was to rise from the dead, as Jesus did.

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