Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And there was much joy in that town.

New American Standard Bible

So there was much rejoicing in that city.

King James Version

And there was great joy in that city.

Holman Bible

So there was great joy in that city.

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

And there became great joy in that city.

American Standard Version

And there was much joy in that city.

Amplified

So there was great rejoicing in that city.

An Understandable Version

And there was much rejoicing in Samaria [over the wonderful effects of Philip's ministry].

Anderson New Testament

And there was great joy in that city.

Common New Testament

So there was much joy in that city.

Daniel Mace New Testament

which caused great joy in that city.

Darby Translation

And there was great joy in that city.

Godbey New Testament

and there was great joy in that city.

Goodspeed New Testament

So there was great rejoicing in that city.

John Wesley New Testament

And there was great joy in that city.

Julia Smith Translation

And great joy was in that city.

King James 2000

And there was great joy in that city.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And there was great joy in that city.

Modern King James verseion

And there was great joy in that city.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And there was great joy in that city.

Moffatt New Testament

So there was great rejoicing in that town.

Montgomery New Testament

There began to be great joy in that city.

NET Bible

So there was great joy in that city.

New Heart English Bible

There was great joy in that city.

Noyes New Testament

And there was great joy in that city.

Sawyer New Testament

and there was great joy in that city.

The Emphasized Bible

And there came to be great joy in that city.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And there was great joy in that city.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And many who were paralyzed or lame were cured, so that there was great rejoicing throughout that city.

Webster

And there was great joy in that city.

Weymouth New Testament

And there was great joy in that city.

Williams New Testament

So there was great rejoicing in that city.

World English Bible

There was great joy in that city.

Worrell New Testament

and there was much joy in that city.

Worsley New Testament

And there was great joy in that city.

Youngs Literal Translation

and there was great joy in that city.

Topics

Joy

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

μέγας 
megas 
Usage: 167

joy
χαρά 
Chara 
Usage: 44

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

ἐκεῖνος 
Ekeinos 
that, those, he, the same, they,
Usage: 148

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 8:8

Context Readings

Philip Preaches In Samaria

7 For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well. 8 And there was much joy in that town. 9 But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:



Cross References

Psalm 96:10-12

Say among the nations, The Lord is King; yes, the world is ordered so that it may not be moved; he will be an upright judge of the peoples.

Isaiah 35:1-2

The waste land and the dry places will be glad; the lowland will have joy and be full of flowers.

Isaiah 42:10-12

Make a new song to the Lord, and let his praise be sounded from the end of the earth; you who go down to the sea, and everything in it, the sea-lands and their people.

Luke 2:10-11

And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:

Acts 8:39

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.

Acts 13:48

And the Gentiles, hearing this, were glad and gave glory to the word of God: and those marked out by God for eternal life had faith.

Acts 13:52

And the disciples were full of joy and of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:9-12

And so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy; as it is said, For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and I will make a song to your name.

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