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Acts 4:33

And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

KJV

καὶ δυνάμει μεγάλῃ ἀπεδίδουν τὸ μαρτύριον οἱ ἀπόστολοι τῆς ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου, χάρις τε μεγάλη ἦν ἐπὶ πάντας αὐτούς.

Greek NT

Et virtute magna reddebant Apostoli testimonium resurrectionis Jesu Christi Domini nostri : et gratia magna erat in omnibus illis.

Vulgate

And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

ASV

And with great power did the Apostles give testimony of the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord: and great grace was in them all.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Χριστός
christos
noun · 530×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δύναμις
dunamis
noun · 119×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
μέγας
megas
adjective · 244×
μαρτύριον
marturion
noun · 20×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
τέ
te
particle · 214×
χάρις
charis
noun · 155×
ἀνάστασις
anastasis
noun · 42×
ἀποδίδωμι
apodidomi
verb · 48×
ἀπόστολος
apostolos
noun · 79×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: δυνάμει μεγάλῃ | WH/Treg/NIV: δυνάμει μεγάλῃ | RP: μεγάλῃ δυνάμει
  • δυνάμει μεγάλῃSBLGNT
  • δυνάμει μεγάλῃWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • μεγάλῃ δυνάμειRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ | Treg/NIV/RP: τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ | WH: τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ τῆς ἀναστάσεως
  • τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ κυρίου ἸησοῦSBLGNT
  • τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ κυρίου ἸησοῦTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ τῆς ἀναστάσεωςWestcott-Hort
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§995To be a witness to Christ is to be a "witness to his Resurrection," to "[have eaten and drunk] with him after he rose from the dead."547 Encounters with the risen Christ characterize the Christian hope of resurrection. We shall rise like Christ, with him, and through him.
Doctrine of the rest of the apostles. 1. The Apostle Peter, therefore, after the resurrection of the Lord, and His assumption into the heavens, being desirous of filling up the number of the twelve apostles, and in electing into the place of Judas any substitute who should be chosen by God, thus addressed those who were present: Men [and] brethren, this Scripture must needs hav…
§20Love of neighbour, grounded in the love of God, is first and foremost a responsibility for each individual member of the faithful, but it is also a responsibility for the entire ecclesial community at every level: from the local community to the particular Church and to the Church universal in its entirety. As a community, the Church must practise love. Love thus needs to be or…

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 1:5 — For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
  • Acts 1:8 — But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth
  • Acts 1:8 — But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth
  • Acts 1:22 — Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
  • Acts 1:22 — Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
  • Acts 2:32 — This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
  • Acts 2:32 — This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
  • Acts 2:43 — And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
  • Acts 2:47 — Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
  • Acts 2:47 — Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
  • Acts 3:15 — And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
  • Acts 4:30 — By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
  • Acts 5:12 — 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.
  • Heb 2:4 — 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?
  • John 1:16 — And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
  • John 14:12 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
  • Luke 2:40 — And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
  • Luke 2:52 — And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
  • Luke 24:48 — And ye are witnesses of these things.
  • Luke 24:48 — And ye are witnesses of these things.
  • Mark 16:20 — And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
  • Rom 15:18 — For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,