Acts 19:11

Acts 19:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
• New International Version (NIV)God did extraordinary miracles through Paul,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul,

Context of Acts 19:11

9But some of them did not accept what Paul said. They refused to believe the message about Jesus. Some of them said bad things against the Way of the Lord Jesus and many people in the group heard this. So Paul stopped speaking to people in that meeting place. He left there and he took with him the other believers. Every day he talked with people in another place. It was a large room, where a man called Tyrannus usually taught people. 10Paul taught the people there for two years. During that time, all the people who lived in Asia region heard the message about the Lord Jesus. This included Jews and Gentiles. God was helping Paul to do special miracles. 12Because of this, people were taking pieces of cloth and clothes that Paul gave to them. Paul had used these things, and people took them to those who were ill. After they touched these cloths, the sick people would become well again. Bad spirits also left them. 13There were some Jewish men who travelled about to different places. They caused bad spirits to leave people. Some of them wanted to use the name of the Lord Jesus when they did this. These Jews said to the bad spirits, ‘We tell you to come out of these people. We say this with the authority of Jesus, the man that Paul teaches people about.’

Acts 19:11 word by word

δυνάμεις τε οὐ τὰς τυχούσας ὁ θεὸς ἐποίει διὰ τῶν χειρῶν Παύλου,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• wroughtποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• specialοὐou · noG3756
• specialτυγχάνωtugchanō · to obtain/happenG5177
• miraclesδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• of PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972

Cross-references for Acts 19:11

• Acts 5:12At that time, the apostles were doing many miracles that showed God's power among the people. All the believers often met together in the yard of the temple in a place called Solomon's porch.
• Acts 14:3So Paul and Barnabas stayed in Iconium for a long time. They were not afraid to tell people the message about the Lord Jesus. The Lord gave them power to do miracles. These showed the people that God was with Paul and Barnabas and that their message was true. They taught that God saves people because he is very kind.
• Acts 15:12After Peter said this everybody in the group was quiet. Then Barnabas and Paul spoke to them. They said, ‘God helped us to do great miracles among the Gentiles. These showed that God was with us.’
• Acts 16:18The slave girl continued to do this for many days. After some time, Paul became angry. So he turned round and he said to the bad spirit, ‘I am using the authority of Jesus Christ! I command you to leave this woman!’ When Paul said that, the spirit left her immediately.
• Mark 16:17These miracles will happen when people believe in me. On my behalf, they will send bad spirits out of people. They will speak new languages.
• John 14:12I tell you this: Whoever believes in me will do the same things that I have been doing. Yes, he will do even greater things than these, because I will go to my Father.
• Romans 15:18But I will only speak about the work that Christ has made me able to do. I have lived among the Gentiles and I have spoken God's message to them. They have obeyed God as a result of Christ's work through me.
• Galatians 3:5God gives to you the gift of his Spirit. He also does powerful miracles among you. But he does not do these things because you obey the rules of his Law. No, he does them because you believed the message about Christ which you heard.
• Hebrews 2:4God himself also showed clearly that what these people said is true. He did many miracles and powerful things which showed that he was with them. He also helped them with gifts from the Holy Spirit, in the way that he wanted.

Commentaries on Acts 19:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11God wrought special miracles - , Miracles of no ordinary kind, i.e. extraordinary miracles.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Special miracles - Miracles that were remarkable; that were not common, or that were very unusual ( ̓ ̀ ́ ou tas tuchōn). This expression is Classical Greek. Thus, Longinus says of Moses that he was no common man - ̓ ̓ ̔ ́ ̓́ ouch ho tuchōn anērf0.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 When arguments and persuasions only harden men in unbelief and blasphemy, we must separate ourselves and others from such unholy company. God was pleased to confirm the teaching of these holy men of old, that if their hearers believed them not, they might believe the works.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Paul, like other Christian messengers who preached the good news, performed unusual miracles (3:1–11; 4:22; 5:12–16; 6:8; 8:6–7, 13; 9:33–42). evil spirits left them: Evil spirits were driven out, just as Jesus and Peter had done before (compare 5:16; Mark 1:21–34; Luke 4:31–37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. God wrought special--no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul--implying that he had not been accustomed to work such.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 19:11

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Commentaries on Acts 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings