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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Luke records this narrative about the Jerusalem church immediately following the judgment of Ananias and Sapphira. The apostles function publicly while the believers consolidate their communal identity.

The words — διὰ χειρῶν (dia cheirōn) literally means "by means of hands," indicating the apostles acted as the instrumental channel for the miracles. The participle ἐγινετο (egineto) signifies "were happening" or "kept occurring," marking the signs as an ongoing event rather than a single occurrence.

The thread — The motif of apostolic signs operating through human instruments recurs in Acts 19:11 and 2 Corinthians 12:12. Hebrews 2:4 similarly ties divine affirmation to signs, wonders, and miracles distributed by the Holy Spirit.

Why it lands — The text establishes that the early church's public gathering in Solomon’s Colonnade was directly triggered by God's repeated demonstrations through the apostles. A reader must acknowledge that communal identity and bold witness emerge from observed divine action, not human strategy.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And 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.

Cross-references

Acts 19:11 God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
2 Corinthians 12:12 The marks of a true 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.
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.
Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Romans 15:19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
John 10:23 and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
Acts 3:11 While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
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;
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.