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href="/bsb/acts/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />God did extraordinary miracles through Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />God was doing extraordinary <i>and</i> unusual miracles by the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul&#8217s hands, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God gave Paul the power to work great miracles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />God worked unusual miracles through Paul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God was performing unusual miracles through Paul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God continued to do extraordinary miracles through Paul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul's hands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />God also brought about extraordinary miracles through Paul's instrumentality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />also mighty works—not common—God was working through the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> mighty works also -- not common -- was God working through the hands of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And God did special powers by Paul's hands:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And God wrought by the hand of Paul more than common miracles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And God was accomplishing powerful and uncommon miracles by the hand of Paul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So extraordinary were the mighty deeds God accomplished at the hands of Paul<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />God did extraordinary miracles through Paul,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And God wrought great miracles by the hands of Paul:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/19.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And God was doing great miracles by the hand of Paulus.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/19.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Mighty deeds, also, that were unusual, did God perform by the hands of Paul;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/19.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And God was working great miracles through the hands of Paul;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/19.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And God wrought by the hands of Paul extraordinary miracles;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/19.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />the miracles which God wrought by the ministry of Paul being of such an extraordinary nature, that by applying the handkerchiefs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />God also brought about extraordinary miracles through Paul's instrumentality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/19.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And God kept performing special miracles through the hands of Paul;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/19.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And God wrought extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/19-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=6285" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/19.htm">Paul Ministers in Ephesus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/5037.htm" title="5037: te (Conj) -- And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: epoiei (V-IIA-3S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">did</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5177.htm" title="5177: tychousas (V-APA-AFP) -- (a) gen: I obtain, (b) absol: I chance, happen; ordinary, everyday, it may chance, perhaps. ">extraordinary</a> <a href="/greek/1411.htm" title="1411: Dynameis (N-AFP) -- From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power.">miracles</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheirōn (N-GFP) -- A hand. ">hands</a> <a href="/greek/3972.htm" title="3972: Paulou (N-GMS) -- Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.">of Paul,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">12</span>so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/16-17.htm">Mark 16:17-18</a></span><br />And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; / they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-12.htm">John 14:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-12.htm">Acts 5:12-16</a></span><br />The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade. / Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them. / Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-1.htm">Matthew 10:1</a></span><br />And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-1.htm">Luke 9:1-2</a></span><br />Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases. / And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-12.htm">2 Corinthians 12:12</a></span><br />The marks of a true apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-4.htm">Hebrews 2:4</a></span><br />and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-3.htm">Acts 14:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18-19</a></span><br />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, / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-8.htm">Exodus 7:8-12</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, / “When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.” / So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">1 Kings 17:21-24</a></span><br />Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!” / And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived. / Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32-35</a></span><br />When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. / So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. / Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14</a></span><br />So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-20.htm">2 Kings 13:20-21</a></span><br />And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring. / Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/6-27.htm">Daniel 6:27</a></span><br />He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/5-12.htm">Acts 5:12</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/14-3.htm">Acts 14:3</a></b></br> Long 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/15-12.htm">Acts 15:12</a></b></br> Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/15-25.htm">Common</a> <a href="/matthew/5-47.htm">Extraordinary</a> <a href="/acts/19-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Instrumentality</a> <a href="/acts/18-24.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/acts/15-12.htm">Miracles</a> <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">Ordinary</a> <a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/acts/17-15.htm">Paul's</a> <a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Performing</a> <a href="/acts/19-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Special</a> <a href="/acts/18-3.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/acts/18-3.htm">Working</a> <a href="/acts/15-18.htm">Works</a> <a href="/acts/18-3.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/26-26.htm">Common</a> <a href="/acts/28-2.htm">Extraordinary</a> <a href="/acts/19-26.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/acts/21-19.htm">Instrumentality</a> <a href="/acts/19-20.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-22.htm">Miracles</a> <a href="/acts/20-12.htm">Ordinary</a> <a href="/acts/19-12.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/acts/19-29.htm">Paul's</a> <a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Performing</a> <a href="/acts/19-20.htm">Power</a> <a href="/romans/3-1.htm">Special</a> <a href="/acts/21-19.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Working</a> <a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Works</a> <a href="/acts/19-25.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/19-1.htm">The Holy Spirit is given by Paul's hands.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/19-8.htm">The Jews blaspheme his doctrine, which is confirmed by miracles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/19-13.htm">The Jewish exorcists,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/19-16.htm">are beaten by a man who had an evil spirit.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/19-19.htm">Conjuring books are burnt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/19-21.htm">Demetrius, for love of gain, raises an uproar against Paul;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/19-35.htm">which is appeased by the town clerk.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This aligns with the biblical theme that God is the ultimate source of power and authority. Miracles in the Bible often serve to authenticate the message and the messenger, as seen in the ministries of Moses (<a href="/exodus/4.htm">Exodus 4:1-9</a>) and Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">1 Kings 17:17-24</a>). The term "extraordinary" suggests that these miracles were beyond the usual, indicating a special move of God during this period.<p><b>through the hands of Paul</b><br>Paul, an apostle to the Gentiles, was chosen by God to spread the Gospel, and his ministry was marked by signs and wonders (<a href="/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18-19</a>). The phrase "through the hands of Paul" indicates that Paul was the human instrument through whom God worked. This reflects the biblical principle that God often uses human agents to accomplish His purposes, as seen with the prophets and apostles. The miracles performed through Paul in Ephesus, a city known for its pagan practices and magic (<a href="/acts/19-19.htm">Acts 19:19</a>), served to demonstrate the superiority of the power of God over other spiritual forces.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate source of power and authority, who performs miracles through His chosen instruments.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>An apostle of Jesus Christ, known for his missionary journeys and significant role in spreading the Gospel to the Gentiles.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a></b><br>A major city in Asia Minor where Paul performed these extraordinary miracles, known for its temple of Artemis and a center of pagan worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/extraordinary_miracles.htm">Extraordinary Miracles</a></b><br>Unusual and remarkable acts of divine intervention that go beyond the ordinary, demonstrating God's power and authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_miracles.htm">God's Sovereignty in Miracles</a></b><br>God is the source of all miracles, and He chooses when and through whom they occur. This reminds us to give glory to God rather than the human instrument.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_and_obedience.htm">The Role of Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>Paul's faith and obedience to God's calling positioned him to be used for extraordinary works. We should strive to live in faith and obedience to be vessels for God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/miracles_as_a_testimony.htm">Miracles as a Testimony</a></b><br>Miracles serve as a testimony to God's power and can open doors for the Gospel. We should be prepared to share the message of Christ when God works in miraculous ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_miracles.htm">Discernment in Miracles</a></b><br>Not all miraculous claims are from God. We must discern and test the spirits, ensuring that any miraculous work aligns with Scripture and glorifies God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuation_of_miraculous_works.htm">The Continuation of Miraculous Works</a></b><br>While the apostolic age was unique, God still works miraculously today. We should pray with expectation, knowing that God can intervene in extraordinary ways.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_prayer_cloth.htm">What defines a prayer cloth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_of_paul's_3rd_journey.htm">What were the key events of Paul's third missionary journey?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_church_in_ephesus_important.htm">What is the significance of the Church in Ephesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_paul's_miracles.htm">Romans 15:19 mentions signs and wonders by Paul, but where is the historical or archeological evidence supporting these miracles? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul.</span>--The Greek phrase is negative: <span class= "ital">no common works of power</span>--not such as one might meet with any day. (See Note on <a href="/acts/28-2.htm" title="And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.">Acts 28:2</a>, where the same phrase recurs.) The noun is that which was technically used by physicians for the healing "powers" or "virtues" of this or that remedy, and is so far, though used freely by other writers, characteristic of St. Luke.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/19-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεὸς</span> <span class="translit">(Theos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐποίει</span> <span class="translit">(epoiei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">extraordinary</span><br /><span class="grk">τυχούσας</span> <span class="translit">(tychousas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5177.htm">Strong's 5177: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: I obtain, (b) absol: I chance, happen; ordinary, everyday, it may chance, perhaps. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">miracles</span><br /><span class="grk">Δυνάμεις</span> <span class="translit">(Dynameis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1411.htm">Strong's 1411: </a> </span><span class="str2">From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="grk">διὰ</span> <span class="translit">(dia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hands</span><br /><span class="grk">χειρῶν</span> <span class="translit">(cheirōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Paul,</span><br /><span class="grk">Παύλου</span> <span class="translit">(Paulou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3972.htm">Strong's 3972: </a> </span><span class="str2">Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/19-11.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 19:11 God worked special miracles by the hands (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/19-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 19:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 19:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/19-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 19:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 19:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>