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 Crowds of people, with one accord, gave attention to what they heard from him, listening, and witnessing the signs which he did.

7 For, with a loud cry, foul spirits came out of many possessed by them, and many paralytics and lame persons were restored to health.

8 And there was great joy in that city.

9 Now for some time past there had been a man named Simon living there, who had been practising magic and astonishing the Samaritans, pretending that he was more than human.

10 To him people of all classes paid attention, declaring, "This man is the Power of God, known as the great Power."