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Acts 13:52

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

Acts 13:52 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 13:52

Theological / Devotional

Filled with joy. The verb form implies a continuing experience. Such joy is normal after conversion.

With the Holy Ghost. The infilling may imply gifts like tongues and prophecy, but apart from gifts it stimulated spiritual life and joy. The new faith’s freshness to Gentile converts may have led to more outward joy than Jewish converts (Rom. 14:17; Acts 2:4 ; 15:9).

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