Reference

Acts 13:36

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
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And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

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Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

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For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

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But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

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Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Sheol / The Grave
Keyword Match
90% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Death as Sleep
Multi-Signal Classification
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This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Sheol / The Grave

The verse explicitly states David "fell on sleep" and "was laid unto his fathers," which are euphemisms for death and burial, not necessarily a specific location like Sheol, and "saw corruption" refers to the physical decay of the body, not the state of the soul in an afterlife.

Death as Sleep

The verse uses "fell on sleep" as a euphemism for death, but it also explicitly states David "was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption," which describes the physical decay of the body, not a state of sleep.