The body of Jesus, in contrast to that of David, did not stay in the grave and suffer decay, for Jesus was raised from the dead. Note the renewed emphasis that the body of Jesus did not decay (cf. v. 34). However, here it may be necessary to reintroduce the concept of dying again and having the body decay, “God raised him from the dead but he did not die again and his body never decomposed.”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .