Acts 2:24

“Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Acts 2:24

Whom God hath raised vp, hauing loosed the paines of death: because it was not possible that hee should be holden of it.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.
- Basic English Bible

But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held by its power;
- Darby Bible

Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the sorrows of hell, as it was impossible that he should be holden by it.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
- English Revised Version

whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Acts 2:24

Wesley's Notes for Acts 2:24


2:24 Having loosed the pains of death - The word properly means, the pains of a woman in travail. As it was not possible that he should be held under it - Because the Scripture must needs be fulfilled.



People's Bible Notes for Acts 2:24


Ac 2:24 Because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. It was not possible that Jesus be held by death, because he had life in himself, and, besides, it was the Father's will that he should arise. This verse epitomizes the four Gospels.

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