Acts 5:12 Meaning and Explanation
“And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Through the apostles' hands God works many signs and wonders, while all the believers gather openly and united in Solomon's porch.
What Does Acts 5:12 Mean?
After the purifying fear comes a fresh surge of power, and Luke places the two side by side. Solomon's porch was the great temple colonnade where Jesus himself had walked and taught (John 10:23) and where the healed man clung to Peter and John (Acts 3:11).
'By the hands of the apostles' reminds us that God delights to work through human instruments, and 'with one accord' shows the soil in which such works grow: a people made clean and united. The risen Jesus is continuing all that he 'began both to do and teach' (Acts 1:1), now through his gathered church.
Acts 5:12 in the Original Language
homothumadon (ὁμοθυμαδόν), 'with one accord' -- with one mind and one shared purpose.
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What does Acts 5:12 mean?
Through the apostles' hands God works many signs and wonders, while all the believers gather openly and united in Solomon's porch.