And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great 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.
- BSB With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant 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 1:16And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
- Acts 1:22Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
- Acts 1:8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
- Acts 4:30By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
- Mark 16:20And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
- 1 Th 1:5For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
- Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
- Heb 2:4God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
- Rom 15:18–19For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
- Acts 2:47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
- Acts 3:15–16And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
- Acts 2:32–33This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
- Luke 24:48–49And ye are witnesses of these things.
- Acts 5:12–16And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
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