KJV ORIGINAL
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But God brought him back to life, breaking death's grip on him — because honestly, death never stood a chance of keeping Jesus down.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Death tried to hold Jesus, but God said 'not today' and brought him back stronger.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Acts was traditionally written by Luke, a companion of Paul, to an individual named Theophilus and a broader Gentile audience, likely in the mid
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