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Berean Standard Bible

“Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.”

Acts 2:31

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Still in Peter's Pentecost sermon in Acts 2, he quotes Psalm 16 and explains that David could not have been speaking only of himself since David died and was buried. Peter says David was a prophet who saw ahead.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.

World English Bible (WEB)

he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul wasn’t left in Hades, and his flesh didn’t see decay.

King James Version (KJV)

He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

American Standard Version (ASV)

he foreseeing [this] spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

He, having knowledge of the future, was talking of the coming again of Christ from the dead, that he was not kept in hell and his body did not see destruction.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

having foreseen, he did speak concerning the rising again of the Christ, that his soul was not left to hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Viéndolo antes, habló de la resurrección de Cristo, que su alma no fué dejada en el infierno, ni su carne vió corrupción.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Mirando pues al futuro, predijo la resurrección del Mesías, y dijo que no quedaría en el sepulcro y su cuerpo no se corrompería.

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