Acts 8:8

8 And there was much joy in that town.

Acts 8:8 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 8:8

And there was great joy in that city.
] Both on a spiritual account, for the good of their souls, through the preaching of Christ and his Gospel to them; and on a temporal account; for the good of their bodies, or their friends, being dispossessed of devils, and healed of their diseases.

Acts 8:8 In-Context

6 And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did.

7 For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well.

8 And there was much joy in that town.

9 But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:

10 To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great.