Acts 2:24 (LSB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God did through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—

Acts 2:23 this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of lawless men and put Him to death.

Acts 2:24 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.

Acts 2:25 For David says of Him, ‘I saw the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken.

Acts 2:26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue exulted; Moreover my flesh also will live in hope;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "raised", "again", "putting", "agony", "death", "since", "impossible", and "held". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "raised" and "again", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "this Man delivered over by the predetermined..." into verse 25's "For David says of Him I saw...", so "raised" and "again" 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 "again" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.