Acts2:43

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Translation

Then overwhelming awe

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came upon every soul, and many wonders

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and signs came into being through the Apostles,

Paraphrase

Then overwhelming awe

came over every person,

in part because many

miracles and demonstrations of God’s power were done by God through the Apostles,

Footnotes

1

The is the word “fear” and is the source of our words “phobic, phobia,” etc. Besides “fear” it also means “awe” on an extreme level.

2

A “wonder or marvel” was something that was not normally seen and thus it caused amazement and consternation among the populous. It could also mean “miracle.”