<p>4:33 <i>And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all<em>- </em></i>This is paralleled with &quot;great s.w. grace&quot; being with them. <em>Charis</em>, &quot;grace&quot;, means a gift, and is often used about the gifts of the Spirit. We may simply be learning that there were great gifts of Holy Spirit power to perform major miracles. But the parallel between &quot;great power&quot; and &quot;great grace&quot; may mean that the disciples appreciated very deeply God's grace given to them, and this gave a convicting power to their witness to it. John the Baptist had the grace of God &quot;upon&quot; him (Lk. 2:40 s.w.) but &quot;John did no miracle&quot;. So this passage doesn't have to refer to miraculous support of their testimony. Our experience of grace will likewise give great power to our witness. This is why the most powerful preachers are often those who perceive the most deeply their experience of grace.</p><p>The early brethren had seen and known Jesus,&nbsp;despised, hated, dropping from exhaustion in the boat, slumping dehydrated at a well, covered in blood and spittle, mocked in naked shame. And now they knew that He had risen, that He had been exalted to God's right hand so as to make the salvation of men possible, and surely going to return. They spoke this out, because they knew Him. And yet through the Gospels and with the eye of faith, we know Him too. And this must be the basis for our witness.&nbsp;</p>