Acts 2:24

Acts 2:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
• New International Version (NIV)But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

Context of Acts 2:24

22“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man accredited and pointed out and attested to you by God with [the power to perform] miracles and wonders and signs which God worked through Him in your [very] midst, just as you yourselves know— 23this Man, when handed over [to the Roman authorities] according to the predetermined decision and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross and put to death by the hands of lawless and godless men. But God raised Him up, releasing Him and bringing an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in death’s power. 25For David says of Him, ‘I saw the Lord constantly before me; For He is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken [from my state of security]. 26Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted exceedingly; Moreover my flesh also will live in hope [that is, will encamp in anticipation of the resurrection];

Acts 2:24 word by word

ὃν ὁ θεὸς ἀνέστησεν λύσας τὰς ὠδῖνας τοῦ θανάτου, καθότι οὐκ ἦν δυνατὸν κρατεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hath raised upἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• having loosedλύωluō · to looseG3089
• the painsὠδίνōdin · laborG5604
• of deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• becauseκαθότιkathoti · as/just asG2530
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• possibleδυνατόςdunatos · ableG1415
• thatκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259

Cross-references for Acts 2:24

• Acts 2:32God raised this Jesus [bodily from the dead], and of that [fact] we are all witnesses.
• Acts 3:15But you killed the Prince (Author, Originator, Source) of life, whom God raised [bodily] from the dead. To this [fact] we are witnesses [for we have seen the risen Christ].
• Acts 10:40God raised Him [to life] on the third day and caused Him to be plainly seen,
• Acts 13:30But God raised Him from the dead;
• Acts 17:31because He has set a day when He will judge the inhabited world in righteousness by a Man whom He has appointed and destined for that task, and He has provided credible proof to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
• Matthew 27:63and said, “Sir, we have remembered that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise [from the dead].’
• Luke 24:1But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared [to finish anointing the body].
• John 2:19Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
• John 10:18No one takes it away from Me, but I lay it down voluntarily. I am authorized and have power to lay it down and to give it up, and I am authorized and have power to take it back. This command I have received from My Father.”
• Romans 4:24but for our sake also—to whom righteousness will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead—
• Romans 6:4We have therefore been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory and power of the Father, we too might walk habitually in newness of life [abandoning our old ways].
• Romans 8:11And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
• Romans 14:9For Christ died and lived again for this reason, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
• 1 Corinthians 6:14And God has not only raised the Lord [to life], but will also raise us up by His power.
• 1 Corinthians 15:12Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how is it that some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• 2 Corinthians 4:14knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and will present us [along] with you in His presence.

Commentaries on Acts 2:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Whom God hath raised up - For, as God alone gave him up to death, so God alone raised him up from death. Having loosed the pains of death - It is generally supposed that this expression means, the dissolving of those bonds or obligations by which those who enter into the region of the dead are detained there till the day of the resurrection; and this is supposed to be the meaning of מות חבלי chebley maveth, in Psalm 116:3, or שאול חבלי chebley sheol, in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Whom God hath raised up - This was the main point, in this part of his argument, which Peter wished to establish. He could not but admit that the Messiah had been in an ignominious manner put to death. But he now shows them that God had also raised him up; had thus given his attestation to his doctrine; and had sent down his Spirit according to the promise which the Lord Jesus made before his death. Having loosed the pains of death - The word ‚“loosed,‚…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-36Verses 22-36 From this gift of the Holy Ghost, Peter preaches unto them Jesus: and here is the history of Christ. Here is an account of his death and sufferings, which they witnessed but a few weeks before. His death is considered as God's act; and of wonderful grace and wisdom. Thus Divine justice must be satisfied, God and man brought together again, and Christ himself glorified, according to an eternal counsel, which could not be altered. And as the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-28Although cruel men put Jesus to death on a cross, they did not defeat God’s plan for salvation. In fact, God raised Jesus from the dead, just as David had foretold (2:25–28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2822-28. a man approved of God--rather, "authenticated," "proved," or "demonstrated to be from God." by miracles ... which God did by him--This is not a low view of our Lord's miracles, as has been alleged, nor inconsistent with Joh 2:11, but is in strict accordance with His progress from humiliation to glory, and with His own words in Joh 5:19. This view of Christ is here dwelt on to exhibit to the Jews the whole course of Jesus of Nazareth as the…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 2:24

• Jesus Continued
• Orator
• Peter
• Preaching
• Readings, Select
• Revivals
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In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Approve
• Confound
• Determinate
• Exhort
• Gladness
• Humiliation of Christ
• Messiah
• Miracle

Commentaries on Acts 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings