Acts 8:8

8 And there was great joy in that city.

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 the crowds with one mind were paying attention to what was being said by Philip, [as] they heard [him] and saw the signs that he was performing.

7 For many of those who had unclean spirits, they were coming out [of them], crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

8 And there was great joy in that city.

9 Now a certain man {named} Simon had been in the city practicing magic and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying he was someone great.

10 They were all paying attention to {him}, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"