John 4:48 - Plain English Version48 Jesus said to him, “If I just talk to you people, you don’t believe me. You only believe me if you see me do something powerful.” Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176948 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition48 Then Jesus said to him, Unless you see signs and miracles happen, you [people] never will believe (trust, have faith) at all. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)48 Jesus therefore said unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible48 Jesus said to him, “Unless you see miraculous signs and wonders, you won’t believe.” Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version48 Therefore, Jesus said to him, "Unless you have seen signs and wonders, you do not believe." Ver Capítulo |
Peter kept on talking. He said, “All you mob, listen, and I’ll tell you about Jesus, the man from Nazareth. He was a very special man. God helped him to do great and powerful things, to show you that he is really special. You mob saw Jesus doing those things right here in front of your eyes. But you grabbed him, and you gave him to bad men that don’t know God, and they killed him on a cross. But you see, God already knew that was going to happen. God planned those things a long time ago.
There will be a lot of people that will tell lies and try to trick you. Some people will say that they are the Christ, the special man from God. Other people will say that they are telling people God’s words, and they might do all sorts of clever things. Those people will be thinking, ‘Maybe we can trick the people that God picked out for himself.’ But really, they can’t do that.
You see, when that bad man will come, Satan, the boss over the bad spirits, will give some of his power to that bad man. So that bad man will come, and he will do really clever things with Satan’s power. Those things will give people a big shock. They will think that he has good power, and they will believe him, but they will be wrong.
Moses helped God’s people leave Egypt. He did powerful things in Egypt, so that the big boss there let them go. So God’s people all followed Moses out of Egypt, and when they got to the water called the Red Sea, he did another powerful thing to let the people walk across to the other side. And later, he did more powerful things for them, while they walked around in the desert for 40 years.
And I will do powerful things in the sky that will shock everyone. The sun will turn dark, and the moon will turn red like blood. And I will do powerful things on the earth too. People will fight each other, and there will be fire and big smoke.” Then God’s really great and special day will come, and he will judge everybody. But God will save everybody that calls to him for help and asks him to save them.’ Joel wrote that in God’s book.”