Acts 8:8

8 So 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 The crowds listened to Philip. They saw the miraculous signs he did. They all paid close attention to what he said.

7 Evil spirits screamed and came out of many people. Many who were disabled or who couldn't walk were healed.

8 So there was great joy in that city.

9 A man named Simon lived in the city. For quite a while he had practiced evil magic there. He amazed all the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great.

10 All of the people listened to him, from the least important of them to the most important. They exclaimed, "This man is known as the Great Power of God!"