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 Living Translation (NLT)But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.

Context of Acts 2:24

22“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— 23Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. 25For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken. 26Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.

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 2:32This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.
• Acts 3:15and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
• Acts 10:40Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly,
• Acts 13:30But God raised Him from the dead.
• Acts 17:31because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”
• Matthew 27:63saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’
• Luke 24:1Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.
• John 2:19Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
• John 10:18No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.”
• Romans 4:24but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,
• Romans 6:4Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
• Romans 8:11But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
• Romans 14:9For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
• 1 Corinthians 6:14And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power.
• 1 Corinthians 15:12Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• 2 Corinthians 4:14knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you.

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

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In the dictionaries

• God
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• Humiliation of Christ
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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