With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.
Parallel translations
- WEB With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.
- KJV And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
- NKJV And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.
- NASB And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all.
- NLT The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s great blessing was upon them all.
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The apostles powerfully testified to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace rested on them all. Resurrection witness and abundant grace marked the church.
Overview
The resurrection remained the central theme of apostolic preaching, proclaimed with great power. 'Great grace' upon them all speaks of God's favor and the visible work of his Spirit in the community. The pairing of bold testimony with grace shows that the church's witness and its loving fellowship both flowed from God's gracious work. The risen Christ was the source of their message and their unity.
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- John 1:16From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
- Acts 1:22beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
- Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 4:30as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
- Mark 16:20And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
- 1 Th 1:5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
- Luke 2:52And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
- Heb 2:4and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
- Rom 15:18–19I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
- Acts 2:47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
- Acts 3:15–16You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
- Acts 2:32–33God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Luke 24:48–49You are witnesses of these things.
- Acts 5:12–16The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
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