Hebrews 2:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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  • 1 Cor 12:4-9 : 4 Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are different sorts of servants, but the same Lord. 6 And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all. 7 But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good. 8 For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit: 9 To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spirit; 10 And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues: 11 But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.
  • Eph 1:5 : 5 As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,
  • Eph 4:8-9 : 8 For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men. 9 (Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.) 11 And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;
  • Eph 1:9 : 9 Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands
  • Acts 19:11-12 : 11 And God did special works of power by the hands of Paul: 12 So that bits of linen and clothing from his body were taken to people who were ill, and their diseases went away from them and the evil spirits went out.
  • Rom 15:18-19 : 18 And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act, 19 By signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have given all the good news of Christ;
  • Mark 16:20 : 20 And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.
  • John 4:48 : 48 Then Jesus said to him, You will not have faith if you do not see signs and wonders.
  • John 15:26 : 26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;
  • Acts 2:32-33 : 32 This Jesus God has given back to life, of which we all are witnesses. 33 And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.
  • Acts 3:15-16 : 15 And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses. 16 And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.
  • Acts 4:10 : 10 Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well.
  • Acts 14:3 : 3 So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?

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  • Acts 14:3
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    3 So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

  • Acts 15:8
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    8 And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us;

  • Heb 10:15
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    15 And the Holy Spirit is a witness for us: for after he had said,

  • Acts 5:32
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    32 And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.

  • 1 Cor 12:6-11
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    6 And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.

    7 But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.

    8 For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:

    9 To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spirit;

    10 And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:

    11 But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.

  • 1 Cor 12:4
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    4 Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.

  • Gal 3:5
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    5 He who gives you the Spirit, and does works of power among you, is it by the works of law, or by the hearing of faith?

  • 2 Cor 12:12
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    12 Truly the signs of an Apostle were done among you in quiet strength, with wonders and acts of power.

  • Acts 2:22
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    22 Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

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    12 Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.

  • Heb 2:5
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    5 For he did not make the angels rulers over the world to come, of which I am writing.

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5 Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

  • Acts 2:4
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    4 And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

  • 1 Cor 12:28-30
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    28 And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.

    29 Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?

    30 Are all able to take away disease? have all the power of tongues? are all able to give their sense?

  • Acts 19:11
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    11 And God did special works of power by the hands of Paul:

  • Heb 2:3
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    3 What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;

  • Acts 4:33
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    33 And with great power the Apostles gave witness of the coming back of the Lord Jesus from the dead; and grace was on them all.

  • Acts 2:43
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    43 But fear came on every soul: and all sorts of wonders and signs were done by the Apostles.

  • Mark 16:17
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    17 And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages;

  • Mark 16:20
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    20 And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.

  • Heb 6:3-4
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    3 Now we will do this, if God lets us.

    4 As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit,

  • Rom 15:19
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    19 By signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have given all the good news of Christ;

  • 1 Cor 2:4
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    4 And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:

  • Acts 15:12
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    12 And all the people were quiet while Barnabas and Paul gave an account of the signs and wonders which God had done among the Gentiles by them.

  • Rom 8:16
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    16 The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:

  • Acts 11:17
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    17 If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against God?

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    17 Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.

  • Acts 4:30-31
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    30 While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

    31 And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.

  • Acts 10:45
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    45 And the Jews of the faith, who had come with Peter, were full of wonder, because the Holy Spirit was given to the Gentiles,

  • 1 Pet 4:10
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    10 Making distribution among one another of whatever has been given to you, like true servants of the unmeasured grace of God;

  • Acts 10:38
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    38 About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.

  • 2 Pet 1:3
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    3 Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

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    12 So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

  • 1 John 5:9
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    9 If we take the witness of men to be true, the witness of God is greater: because this is the witness which God has given about his Son.

  • Rom 12:6
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    6 And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;

  • 1 Cor 1:6
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    6 Even as the witness of the Christ has been made certain among you:

  • 1 Cor 2:13
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    13 And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.

  • Acts 8:19
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    19 Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.

  • 1 Thess 2:10
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    10 You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;

  • Jas 1:18
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    18 Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.

  • 1 Cor 14:25
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    25 The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.