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Acts 13:35

“Therefore he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not let your Holy One see decay.’”

Acts 13:35 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Psalms 16:10

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Paul quotes the second half of Psalm 16:10, as Peter does in Acts 2:27: “let your Holy One see decay,” where the Hebrew says “let your faithful one see the pit.”

Formula: διότι καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει “therefore he also says in another psalm” (Acts 13:35)

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Greek of the New Testament: διότι καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει Οὐ δώσεις τὸν ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): כִּי לֹא תַעֲזֹב נַפְשִׁי לִשְׁאוֹל לֹא תִתֵּן חֲסִידְךָ לִרְאוֹת שָׁחַת

Septuagint (Psalms 15:10 in the Septuagint numbering): ὅτι οὐκ ἐνκαταλείψεις τὴν ψυχὴν μου εἰς ἅδην, οὐδὲ δώσεις τὸν ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 6 consecutive words: “δώσεις τὸν ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Acts 13:35, word by word

Thereforeδιότιdioti

because

"Because", "for", "since".

Where else “dioti” appears
saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legei” appears
another psalmἑτέρῳheterōi

other, another

Other, another, different.

Where else “heterōi” appears
letδώσειςdōseis

grant

To let someone do something.

Where else “dōseis” appears
your Holy Oneὅσιόνhosion

holy, devout

Holy, devout, faithful to God; of God, the Holy One; "the holy things" promised.

Where else “hosion” appears
seeἰδεῖνidein

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

Where else “idein” appears
decay.’διαφθοράνdiaphthoran

decay, corruption

Decay, corruption: the decomposition of the body after death.

Where else “diaphthoran” appears

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Quotation · Psalms 16:10

Paul quotes the second half of Psalm 16:10, as Peter does in Acts 2:27: “let your Holy One see decay,” where the Hebrew says “let your faithful one see the pit.”

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Acts 13:35

35Therefore he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not let your Holy One see decay.’

Psalms 16:10

10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol; you will not let your faithful one see the pit.

The context

34And that he raised him from the dead, no longer destined to return to decay, he has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you the holy things of David, the sure ones.’

35 · This verse (above)

36For David, after serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was added to his fathers and saw decay;

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  1. 1. What it says

    In Antioch, while they fasted and served the Lord, what did the Holy Spirit say, and what did the assembly do? (vv. 1-3)

  2. 2. What it means

    Why do you think the assembly fasted and prayed before sending Barnabas and Saul? (vv. 2-3)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Facing an important decision, with whom can you seek counsel and pray before taking the step?

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