Atti 4:31

31 E dopo ch’ebbero orato, il luogo ove erano raunati tremò; e furon tutti ripieni dello Spirito Santo, e parlavano la parola di Dio con franchezza.

Atti 4:31 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 4:31

And when they had prayed
Either while they were praying, or as soon as they had done; for sometimes, as here, prayer is immediately heard, and an answer is returned, whilst the saints are speaking, or as soon as prayer is ended: the place was shaken where they were assembled together;
which, whether it was a private house, or the temple, is not certain: the latter seems more probable, because their number was so great, that no private house could hold them; and since this was the place where they used to assemble; this was now shaken with a rushing mighty wind, as on the day of Pentecost, and was a symbol of the divine presence, and a token that their prayers were heard, and an emblem of the shaking of the world by the ministry of the apostles: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost;
with the gifts of the Holy Ghost, even with extraordinary ones, such as speaking with divers tongues, as before on the day of Pentecost; see ( Acts 2:4 ) and this was the case not only of the apostles, but of the other ministers of the word, and it may be of the whole church: and they spoke the word of God with all boldness;
that is, the apostles, and preachers of the Gospel, spoke it with great freedom, and without fear, not only privately, in their community, but publicly, in the temple: this was what was particularly prayed for, and in which they had a remarkable answer.

Atti 4:31 In-Context

29 Or al presente, Signore, riguarda alle lor minacce, e concedi ai tuoi servitori di parlar la tua parola con ogni franchezza;

30 porgendo la tua mano, acciocchè si faccian guarigioni, e segni, e prodigi, per lo nome del tuo santo Figliuolo Gesù.

31 E dopo ch’ebbero orato, il luogo ove erano raunati tremò; e furon tutti ripieni dello Spirito Santo, e parlavano la parola di Dio con franchezza.

32 E LA moltitudine di coloro che aveano creduto avea uno stesso cuore, ed una stessa anima; e niuno diceva alcuna cosa, di ciò ch’egli avea, esser sua; ma tutte le cose erano loro comuni.

33 E gli apostoli con gran forza rendevan testimonianza della risurrezion del Signor Gesù; e gran grazia era sopra tutti loro.