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Acts 19:11
God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator Luke records this event during Paul’s two-year Ephesian ministry, describing God’s active intervention as the gospel spreads throughout the province of Asia.
The words — The Greek places οὐ (ou, not) directly before τὰς τυχοῦσας (tas tuchousas, the ordinary or chance ones), indicating that God’s miracles were deliberate and sovereign rather than random or merely conventional. The core noun δυνάμεις (dunameis) denotes powerful acts of divine intervention.
The thread — This pattern of God working through apostolic instruments appears in Acts 5:12 where the apostles perform signs, Romans 15:18 where Paul claims only what Christ accomplished through him, and Mark 16:17 where signs accompany believers.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that God’s power operates through chosen human agents to confirm the preached word, requiring readers to attribute miraculous outcomes to divine agency rather than human merit or chance.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
Cross-references
- 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;
- 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.
- Romans 15:18 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,
- Hebrews 2:4 and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
- Acts 8:13 Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
- 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 the spirit left her at that very moment.
- Galatians 3:5 Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
- Acts 15:12 The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
- John 14:12 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
- 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.