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HimὃνGodὁ θεὸςraised up,ἀνέστησενloosingλύσαςthe pangsτὰς ὠδῖναςof death,τοῦ θανάτουbecauseκαθότιit wasἦνnotοὐκpossibleδυνατὸνfor himαὐτὸνto be heldκρατεῖσθαιbyὑπ’it.αὐτοῦ
Acts 2:24
Study it in the app“Him God raised up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.”
Peter: men without the law killed him, but God raised him upProvidenceAt Pentecost Peter declares that God raised him and death could not hold himThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:24, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- raised upἀνέστησενanestēsen
rise
To come back to life.
Where else “anestēsen” appears- loosingλύσαςlysas
untie
To undo bonds, or set someone free.
Where else “lysas” appears- the pangsὠδῖναςōdinas
birth pains
Labor pains.
Where else “ōdinas” appears- of deathθανάτουthanatou
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appears- becauseκαθότιkathoti
because
Gives the reason for what has just been said.
Where else “kathoti” appears- it wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- possibleδυνατὸνdynaton
possible
Within reach: "nothing is beyond God".
Where else “dynaton” appears- to be heldκρατεῖσθαιkrateisthai
hold fast
To keep a firm grip on something, not let go.
Where else “krateisthai” appears
Translation note
The Greek word is the one used for the pains of childbirth.
The context
23this man, handed over by the determined plan and foreknowledge of God, you killed by nailing him to a cross by the hand of lawless men.
24 · This verse (above)
25For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord before me always, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be shaken.
To study Acts 2 in a group
1. What it says
What happened on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and what did the crowd hear? (vv. 4-8)
2. What it means
Peter explains what happened using the Scriptures and Jesus. What does he want the people to understand about Jesus? (vv. 22-36)
3. How I live it
The first believers shared teaching, meals and possessions (vv. 42-45). What could you share this week with someone close to you?