Acts 2:24

24 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.

Acts 2:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
ESV
24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
NLT
24 But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.
MSG
24 But God untied the death ropes and raised him up. Death was no match for him.
CSB
24 God raised Him up, ending the pains of death, because it was not possible for Him to be held by it.

Acts 2:24 In-Context

22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.
23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.
24 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.
25 David said about him: “ ‘I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope,

Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 32; Ac 13:30,33,34,37; Acts 17:31; Romans 6:4; Romans 8:11; Romans 10:9; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 1 Corinthians 15:15; 2 Corinthians 4:14; Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 2:12; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 1:21
  • 2. John 20:9
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