Acts 8:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 8:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 8:8 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And there was great joy in that city." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 8:8 — KJV
“And there was great joy in that city.”
— Acts 8:8 (KJV)
Acts 8:8 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 8:8
“Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”
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“How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. liberality: Gr. simplicity”
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“And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.”
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“And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. flat: Heb. under it”
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“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
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