Acts 2:24 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Acts 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know;

Acts 2:23 him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay:

Acts 2:24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

Acts 2:25 For David saith concerning him, I beheld the Lord always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

Acts 2:26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; Moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "raised", "having", "loosed", "pangs", "death", "possible", "should", and "holden". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "raised" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "him being delivered up by the determinate..." into verse 25's "For David saith concerning him I beheld...", so "raised" and "having" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "raised" and "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.