Acts 13:30

30 But God raised him from the dead,

Acts 13:30 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
30 But God raised him from the dead:
English Standard Version (ESV)
30 But God raised him from the dead,
New Living Translation (NLT)
30 But God raised him from the dead!
The Message Bible (MSG)
30 And then God raised him from death.
American Standard Version (ASV)
30 But God raised him from the dead:
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
30 But God brought him back to life,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
30 But God raised Him from the dead,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
30 But God raised him from the dead.

Acts 13:30 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 13:30

But God raised him from the dead.
] Though his life was taken away by man, and it was a clear case that he was certainly dead, and he was taken down from the cross as such, and buried; yet he could not be held with the cords of death, but God the Father raised him from the dead by his power. The Vulgate Latin version adds, "the third day".

Acts 13:30 In-Context

28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
29 When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb.
30 But God raised him from the dead,
31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.
32 “We tell you the good news: What God promised our ancestors

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Matthew 16:21; Matthew 28:6; S Acts 2:24
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