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“People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene by doing powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know. 23But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him. But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip. 25King David said this about him: ‘I see that the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. 26No wonder my heart is glad, and my tongue shouts his praises! My body rests 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 2:32“God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this.
• Acts 3:15You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!
• Acts 10:40but God raised him to life on the third day. Then God allowed him to appear,
• Acts 13:30But God raised him from the dead!
• Acts 17:31For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.”
• Matthew 27:63They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’
• Luke 24:1But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.
• John 2:19“All right,” Jesus replied. “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
• John 10:18No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”
• Romans 4:24for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
• Romans 6:4For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.
• Romans 8:11The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
• Romans 14:9Christ died and rose again for this very purpose—to be Lord both of the living and of the dead.
• 1 Corinthians 6:14And God will raise us from the dead by his power, just as he raised our Lord from the dead.
• 1 Corinthians 15:12But tell me this—since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the dead?
• 2 Corinthians 4:14We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus, will also raise us with Jesus and present us to himself together 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

Topics related to Acts 2:24

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

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Approve
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• 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