Acts 2:24 (GNV)

Passage

Whome God hath raised vp, and loosed the sorrowes of death, because it was vnpossible that he should be holden of it.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:22 Yee men of Israel, heare these woordes, JESUS of Nazareth, a man approued of God among you with great workes, and wonders, and signes, which God did by him in the middes of you, as yee your selues also knowe:

Acts 2:23 Him, I say, being deliuered by the determinate counsell, and foreknowledge of God, after you had taken, with wicked handes you haue crucified and slaine.

Acts 2:24 Whome God hath raised vp, and loosed the sorrowes of death, because it was vnpossible that he should be holden of it.

Acts 2:25 For Dauid sayeth concerning him, I beheld the Lord alwaies before me: for hee is at my right hand, that I should not be shaken.

Acts 2:26 Therefore did mine heart reioyce, and my tongue was glad, and moreouer also my flesh shall rest in hope,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whome", "hath", "raised", "loosed", "sorrowes", "death", "vnpossible", and "should". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whome" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Him I say being deliuered by the..." into verse 25's "For Dauid sayeth concerning him I beheld...", so "whome" and "hath" 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 "whome" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.