Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
them—rather, "God also [as well as Christ, Hebrews 2:3] bearing witness to it," etc., joining in attestation of it."
signs and wonders—performed by Christ and His apostles. "Signs" and miracles, or other facts regarded as proofs of a divine mission; "wonders" are miracles viewed as prodigies, causing astonishment (Acts 2:22, Acts 2:33); "powers" are miracles viewed as evidences of superhuman power.
divers miracles—Greek, "varied (miraculous) powers" (II Corinthians 12:12) granted to the apostles after the ascension.
gifts, etc.—Greek, "distributions." The gift of 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.; I Corinthians 12:4-11).
according to his own will—God's free and sovereign will, assigning one gift of the Spirit to one, another to another (Acts 5:32; Ephesians 1:5).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hebrews 2:4:
1 Corinthians 1:6
1 Corinthians 12:11
Galatians 3:2
2 Thessalonians 2:9
Hebrews 2:3
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