Acts 2:19

2:19 And I will perform wonders in the sky ¹  above

and miraculous signs ²  on the earth below,

blood and fire and clouds of smoke.

Acts 4:30

4:30 while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs ³  and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

Acts 7:36

7:36 This man led them out, performing wonders and miraculous signs ⁴  in the land of Egypt, ⁵  at ⁶  the Red Sea, and in the wilderness ⁷  for forty years.

Acts 8:6

8:6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, ⁸  as they heard and saw the miraculous signs ⁹  he was performing.

Acts 15:12

15:12 The whole group kept quiet ¹⁰  and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs ¹¹  and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

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¹ tn Or “in the heaven.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven” depending on the context. Here, in contrast to “the earth below,” a reference to the sky is more likely.

² tn Here the context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned; this is made explicit in the translation.

³ tn The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context.

⁴ tn Here the context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned.

sn Performing wonders and miraculous signs. Again Moses acted like Jesus. The phrase appears 9 times in Acts (2:19, 22, 43; 4:30; 5:12; 6:8; 7:36; 14:3; 15:12).

⁵ tn Or simply “in Egypt.” The phrase “the land of” could be omitted as unnecessary or redundant.

⁶ tn Grk “and at,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

⁷ tn Or “desert.”

⁸ tn Grk “to what was being said by Philip,” a passive construction that has been changed to active voice in the translation.

⁹ tn Here the following context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned. This term appears 13 times in Acts, but only twice more after Acts 8:13 (i.e., 14:3; 15:12).

¹⁰ tn BDAG 922 s.v. σιγάω 1.a lists this passage under the meaning “say nothing, keep still, keep silent.”

¹¹ tn Here in connection with τέρατα (terata) the miraculous nature of these signs is indicated.