Acts 13:30

30 But God brought him back to life,

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 Although they couldn't find any good reason to kill him, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

29 When they had finished doing everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.

30 But God brought him back to life,

31 and for many days he appeared to those who had come with him to Jerusalem from Galilee. These people are now witnesses and are testifying to the Jewish people about him.

32 We are telling you the Good News: What God promised our ancestors has happened.