Hebrews 2:4 “and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and…”

Hebrews 2:4

and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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?

World English Bible

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?

American Standard Version

God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.

Geneva Bible 1599

God bearing witnes thereto, both with signes and wonders, and with diuers miracles, and gifts of the holy Ghost, according to his owne will?

Darby Translation

God bearing, besides, witness with [them] to [it], both by signs and wonders, and various acts of power, and distributions of [the] Holy Spirit, according to his will?

Young's Literal Translation

God also bearing joint-witness both with signs and wonders, and manifold powers, and distributions of the Holy Spirit, according to His will.

Bible in Basic English

And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his distribution of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.

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Cross references

“God”

Acts 14:3 Mark 16:20 John 15:26 Acts 4:10 Acts 2:32 Acts 2:33

Acts 14:3 · BSB

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.

Mark 16:20 · BSB

And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.

John 15:26 · BSB

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

Acts 4:10 · BSB

then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

Acts 2:32 · BSB

God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.

Acts 2:33 · BSB

Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

“gifts”

1 Corinthians 12:4–11 Ephesians 4:8–11

1 Corinthians 12:4–11 · BSB

There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

Ephesians 4:8–11 · BSB

This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

“according”

Ephesians 1:5 Daniel 4:35 Ephesians 1:9

Ephesians 1:5 · BSB

He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Daniel 4:35 · BSB

All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

Ephesians 1:9 · BSB

And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ

Also

John 4:48

John 4:48 · BSB

Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

5For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

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