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Acts 13:30
But God raised Him from the dead,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses a synagogue congregation in Antioch of Pisidia, concluding his summary of Jesus’ burial and immediately preceding the account of his post-resurrection appearances. The statement functions as the pivotal claim in a sermon outlining the fulfillment of scripture.
The words — ἤγειρεν (ēgeiren) translates literally to "raised," while ἐκ (ek) combined with νεκρῶν (nekrōn) means "out from [the] dead." The Greek syntax explicitly assigns the action to θεὸς (theos) as the sole subject.
The thread — The verse mirrors the resurrection declaration in Acts 2:24 and directly introduces the eyewitness account in Acts 13:31. It also corresponds to the empty tomb report in Matthew 28:6 and the resurrection proof cited in Acts 17:31.
Why it lands — The text states that God performed the action of raising Jesus out from the dead, not that Jesus rose by his own power or that the event was merely symbolic. This requires the reader to accept divine agency as the factual basis for the preached message and to treat the resurrection as a verified historical claim rather than a theological abstraction.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But God raised him from the dead:
Cross-references
- Acts 2:24 But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
- Acts 17:31 For 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.”
- Matthew 28:6 He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.
- John 2:19 Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
- John 10:17 The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.
- Acts 2:32 God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
- Acts 3:15 You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
- Acts 3:26 When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
- Acts 4:10 then 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.