KJV King James Version
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 2:22
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
WEB World English Bible
“Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as you yourselves know,
ASV American Standard Version
Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Men, Israelites! hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God among you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, that God did through him in the midst of you, according as also ye yourselves have known;
Surrounding context — Acts 2
19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
21 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἌνδρεςG435 · anērmanἸσραηλῖται,G2475 · IsraēlitēsIsraeliteἀκούσατεG191 · akouōto hearτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγουςG3056 · logoswordτούτους·G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἸησοῦνG2424 · IēsousJesusτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΝαζωραῖον,G3480 · NazōraiosNazarethἄνδραG435 · anērmanἀποδεδειγμένονG584 · apodeiknumito displayἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodεἰςG1519 · eistowardὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouδυνάμεσινG1411 · dunamispowerκαὶG2532 · kaiandτέρασινG5059 · teraswondersκαὶG2532 · kaiandσημείοιςG4592 · sēmeionsignοἷςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐποίησενG4160 · poieōto do/make: doδι᾽G1223 · diathrough/because ofαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongμέσῳG3319 · mesosmidstὑμῶν,G4771 · suyouκαθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asαὐτοὶG846 · autosit/s/heοἴδατε,G6063 · oidato know
Cross-references
John 3:2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.Acts 4:10Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] by him doth this man stand here before you whole.Luke 11:20But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.John 14:10-11Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.Matthew 12:28But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.Matthew 9:8But when the multitudes saw [it], they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.Hebrews 2:4God also bearing [them] witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?Acts 26:26For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.John 11:47Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.2 Corinthians 12:12Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.John 12:17The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.Matthew 2:23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.Luke 7:20-23When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?Acts 22:8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.John 9:33If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.Acts 5:35And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.Acts 14:27And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
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