Acts 2:24 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Acts 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him, in the midst of you, as you also know:

Acts 2:23 This same being delivered up, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you by the hands of wicked men have crucified and slain.

Acts 2:24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the sorrows of hell, as it was impossible that he should be holden by it.

Acts 2:25 For David saith concerning him: I foresaw the Lord before my face: because he is at my right hand, that I may not be moved.

Acts 2:26 For this my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced: moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "raised", "having", "loosed", "sorrows", "hell", "impossible", and "should". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "raised", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "This same being delivered up by the..." into verse 25's "For David saith concerning him I foresaw...", so "hath" and "raised" 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 "hath" and "raised" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.