Acts 19:11 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 19:11

God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,

BSB

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ASV

And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

KJV

And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

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Commentary

5 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

Not only at the time when Paul wore "handkerchiefs and aprons" did people touch them, but they also took them away and laid them on the sick. But pay attention to the hardness of heart of the Jews. They were not moved by the fact …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul. For the confirmation of the doctrine which he preached, and of his mission, as an apostle; and these were not any sort of miracles, common and vulgar ones, and much less things of chance, and what were merely accidental, as the word may signify; but they were rare and uncommon ones, and in which there was a visible display of the power of God; to whom as the efficient cause they are ascribed, the apostle being only an instrument God made use of.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Or, if he did, why are they not recorded? Was the success of the gospel, without miracles in the kingdom of nature, itself such a miracle in the kingdom of grace, and the divine power which went along with it such a proof of its divine original, that there needed no other?

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Special miracles - Miracles that were remarkable; that were not common, or that were very unusual (οὐ τὰς τυχών ou tas tuchōn). This expression is Classical Greek. Thus, Longinus says of Moses that he was no common man - οὐχ ̓ ὁ τύχων ἀνήρ ouch ho tuchōn anēr.

Modern Voices1 voice

Smith Wigglesworth

1859–1947

Ever Increasing Faith, Chapter 6: "Himself Took Our Infirmities" (1924)

The Lord is healing many people today by means of handkerchiefs as you read that He healed people in the days of Paul.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
δυνάμεις	dunameis	Miracles	G1411 →
τε	te	then	G5037 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
τὰς	tas	<the>	G3588 →
τυχούσας	tuchousas	being ordinary	G5177 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
θεὸς	theos	God	G2316 →
ἐποίει	epoiei	was doing	G4160 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
χειρῶν	cheirōn	hands	G5495 →
Παύλου,	Paulou	of Paul,	G3972 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 2:4
and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
leads to
- Acts 14:3
  So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 16:20
  And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
- Ephesians 1:5
  He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
- Romans 15:18–19
  I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
Through
Acts 16:18
She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And…
leads to
- Mark 16:17
  And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
- Luke 10:17–19
  The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
Through
Acts 5:12
The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 12:12
  The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.
- Hebrews 2:4
  and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts