Acts 2:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.”
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“But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.”
King James Version · Public Domain“whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“whom God did raise up, having loosed the pains of the death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 2:24 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
- Psalms 116:16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
- Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
- Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
- Matthew 27:63“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
- Luke 24:1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
- John 2:19Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
- John 10:18No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
- John 10:35If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
- John 12:39For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
- John 20:9For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
- Acts 1:16“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
- Acts 2:32God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Acts 3:15You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
- Acts 3:26When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
- Acts 4:10then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
- Acts 10:40God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
- Acts 13:30But God raised Him from the dead,
- Acts 13:33He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
- Acts 13:37But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
- Acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
- Romans 4:24but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
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