Acts 8:8

Amplified Bible

So there was great rejoicing in that city.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So there was great joy in that city.

King James Version (1611)
And there was great ioy in that citie.

King James Version
And there was great joy in that city.

English Standard Version
So there was much joy in that city.

New American Standard Bible
So there was much rejoicing in that city.

New Century Version
So the people in that city were very happy.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So there was much rejoicing in that city.

Legacy Standard Bible
So there was great joy in that city.

Berean Standard Bible
So there was great joy in that city.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone in that city was very glad because of what was happening.

Complete Jewish Bible
so that there was great joy in that city.

Darby Translation
And there was great joy in that city.

Easy-to-Read Version
What a happy day this was for that city!

Geneva Bible (1587)
And there was great ioy in that citie.

George Lamsa Translation
And there was great joy in that city.

Good News Translation
So there was great joy in that city.

Lexham English Bible
And there was great joy in that city.

Literal Translation
And great joy was in that city.

American Standard Version
And there was much joy in that city.

Bible in Basic English
And there was much joy in that town.

Hebrew Names Version
There was great joy in that city.

International Standard Version
As a result, there was great rejoicing in that city.

Etheridge Translation
and great joy was in that city.

Murdock Translation
And there was great joy in that city.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there was great ioy in that citie.

English Revised Version
And there was much joy in that city.

World English Bible
There was great joy in that city.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And there was great joy in that city.

Weymouth's New Testament
And there was great joy in that city.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And manye sijk in the palsi, and crokid, weren heelid.

Update Bible Version
And there was much joy in that city.

Webster's Bible Translation
And there was great joy in that city.

New English Translation
So there was great joy in that city.

New King James Version
And there was great joy in that city.

New Living Translation
So there was great joy in that city.

New Life Bible
There was much joy in that city.

New Revised Standard
So there was great joy in that city.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there came to be great joy in that city.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And many, taken with the palsy, and that were lame, were healed.

Revised Standard Version
So there was much joy in that city.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And ther was great ioye in that cite.

Young's Literal Translation
and there was great joy in that city.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there was greate ioye in the same cite.

Mace New Testament (1729)
which caused great joy in that city.

Simplified Cowboy Version
A time of great joy had come to that part of the country.

Contextual Overview

⁴Now those [believers] who had been scattered went from place to place preaching the word [the good news of salvation through Christ]. ⁵Philip [the evangelist] went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) to them. ⁶The crowds gathered and were paying close attention to everything Philip said, as they heard [the message] and saw the [miraculous] signs which he was doing [validating his message]. ⁷For unclean spirits (demons), shouting loudly, were coming out of many who were possessed; and many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed. ⁸So there was great rejoicing in that city.⁹Now there was a man named Simon, who previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great. ¹⁰They all paid [a great deal of] attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is what is called the Great Power of God!" ¹¹They were paying attention to him because for a long time he had mystified and dazzled them with his magic. ¹²But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, both men and women. ¹³Even Simon believed [Philip's message of salvation]; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he watched the attesting signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Acts 13:48, Acts 13:52, Psalms 96:10-12, Psalms 98:2-6, Isaiah 35:1, Isaiah 35:2, Isaiah 42:10-12, Luke 2:10, Luke 2:11, Romans 15:9-12

Reciprocal: Isaiah 9:3 - they joy Acts 8:39 - and he Philippians 2:29 - with

Cross-References

Genesis 8:10
He waited another seven days and again sent the dove out from the ark.

Genesis 8:11
The dove came back to him in the evening, and there, in her beak, was a fresh olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water level had subsided from the earth.

Genesis 8:12
Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove, but she did not return to him again.

Song of Solomon 1:15
"Behold, how beautiful you are, my darling, Behold, how beautiful you are! Your eyes are dove's eyes."

Song of Solomon 2:14
"O my dove, [here] in the clefts in the rock, In the sheltered and secret place of the steep pathway, Let me see your face, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your face is lovely."

Matthew 10:16
"Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda].

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And there was great joy - This joy arose:

1. From the fact that so many persons, before sick and afflicted, were restored to health.

(2)From the conversion of individuals to Christ.

(3)From the mutual joy of “families” and “friends” that their friends were converted. The tendency of a revival of religion is thus to produce great joy.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 8:8. There was great joy in that city. — No wonder, when they heard such glorious truths, and were the subjects of such beneficent miracles.