Hebrews 2:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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?

Them - rather, 'God, along with the Lord and His eye-witness, (Hebrews 2:3) bearing witness to it;' 'joining in attestation of it.'

Signs and wonders - performed by Christ and His apostles. "Signs" х seemeia (G4592)] are miracles, or other facts regarded as proofs of a divine mission; "wonders" х terata (G5059)] are miracles viewed as prodigies, causing astonishment (Acts 2:22; Acts 2:33); powers х dunameis (G1411)] are miracles viewed as manifestations of superhuman power.

Divers miracles - `varied (miraculous) powers' (2 Corinthians 12:12) granted to the apostles after the ascension.

Gifts ... х merismois (G3311)] - 'distributions.' The Holy Spirit was given to Christ without measure (John 3:34); but to us it is distributed in various measures and operations (Romans 12:3; Romans 12:6, etc.; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11).

According to his own will - God's sovereign will, assigning one gift to one, another to another (Acts 5:32; Ephesians 1:5).

Hebrews 2:4

4 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and giftsb of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?