God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
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- WEB God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders, by various works of power, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will?
- BSB and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
- NKJV God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
- NASB God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders, and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.
- NLT And God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose.
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Quick answer
God Himself confirmed the gospel message through signs, wonders, miracles, and gifts of the Spirit. The witness to salvation rests on God's own testimony.
Overview
The apostolic message was authenticated not merely by human witnesses but by God's accompanying acts of power and the distribution of the Holy Spirit's gifts. This divine corroboration removes any excuse for treating the gospel lightly. The phrase 'according to his own will' grounds these gifts in God's sovereign purpose rather than human merit.
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- Acts 14:3Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
- Mark 16:20And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
- Eph 1:5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
- Eph 4:8–11Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
- 1 Cor 12:4–11Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
- 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,
- Dan 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
- Acts 19:11–12And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
- John 4:48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
- Acts 3:15–16And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
- John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
- Acts 2:32–33This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
- Eph 1:9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
- Acts 4:10Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
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