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  • Acts 2:31
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he forsaken in the Grave* nor did his flesh see corruption.*+

  • Acts 2:31
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 31 προιδὼν having foreseen ἐλάλησεν he spoke περὶ about τῆς the ἀναστάσεως resurrection τοῦ of the χριστοῦ Christ ὅτι that οὔτε neither ἐνκατελείφθη he was forsaken εἰς into ᾅδην hades οὔτε nor ἡ the σὰρξ flesh αὐτοῦ of him εἶδεν saw διαφθοράν. corruption.

  • Acts 2:31
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 31 he saw beforehand and spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he forsaken in Haʹdes nor did his flesh see corruption.+

  • Acts 2:31
    The Bible in Living English
    • 31 he foresaw and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he neither was abandoned to the realm of death nor did his flesh see decay.

  • Acts 2:31
    American Standard Version
    • 31 he foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

  • Acts 2:31
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 31 with foresight spake he concerning the resurrection of the Christ—That neither was he abandoned unto hades, Nor did his flesh see corruption.

  • Acts 2:31
    King James Version
    • 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.

  • Acts
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 2:31 ijwbq article 66; it-1 1016; w17.12 10; w11 8/15 16; w08 11/1 9; lr 202; pe 82-83

  • Acts
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 2:31 w79 7/15 30-31; w73 238; w66 58; g66 5/8 29; w65 43, 79; im 347; bf 314, 424; w62 550; w52 624; lg 93; gw 9; w51 542; w46 122; w43 122

  • Acts
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 2:31

      Insight, Volume 1, p. 1016

      The Watchtower (Study),

      12/2017, p. 10

      The Watchtower,

      8/15/2011, p. 16

      11/1/2008, p. 9

      7/15/1979, pp. 30-31

      4/15/1973, p. 238

      1/15/1966, pp. 57-59

      2/1/1965, pp. 78-80

      1/15/1965, pp. 42-43

      9/15/1962, pp. 549-551

      10/15/1952, pp. 623-625

      9/1/1951, pp. 541-542

      Teacher, p. 202

      Live Forever, pp. 82-83

  • Acts Study Notes—Chapter 2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 2:31

      the Grave: Or “Hades,” that is, the common grave of mankind.​—See study note on Ac 2:27 and Glossary, “Grave.”

      nor did his flesh see corruption: Or “nor did his body experience decay.” Jehovah did not allow the physical body of Jesus to decay into dust as did the bodies of Moses and David, men who foreshadowed Christ. (De 34:5, 6; Ac 2:27; 13:35, 36) In order for Jesus to be “the last Adam” (1Co 15:45) and to be “a corresponding ransom” for all mankind (1Ti 2:5, 6; Mt 20:28), his fleshly body had to be a real human body. It had to be perfect, for it was to be presented to Jehovah God as the purchase price to buy back what Adam had lost. (Heb 9:14; 1Pe 1:18, 19) No imperfect descendant of Adam could provide the needed ransom price. (Ps 49:7-9) For this reason, Jesus was not conceived in the normal manner. Instead, as he said to his Father, apparently when presenting himself for baptism: “You [Jehovah] prepared a body for me,” that is, Jesus’ perfect human body that would be given in sacrifice. (Heb 10:5) When the disciples went to Jesus’ tomb, they discovered that Jesus’ body had disappeared, but they found the linen cloths with which his body had been wrapped. Jehovah apparently disposed of the fleshly body of his beloved Son before it began to decay.​—Lu 24:3-6; Joh 20:2-9.

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