Acts 8:8
There was great joy in that city.
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Isaiah 35:1
The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Isaiah 55:12
For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.
Matthew 13:44
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Acts 2:47
praising God and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.
Acts 20:24
But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.
Romans 14:17
for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:9
and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles and sing to your name.”
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”
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Acts 8:14
Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
Acts 8:15
who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
Acts 8:16
for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
Acts 8:17
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
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Acts 8:26
Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”
Acts 8:27
He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.
Acts 8:28
He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Acts 8:29
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
Acts 8:30
Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
Acts 8:31
He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts 8:32
Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.
Acts 8:33
In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”
Acts 8:34
The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
Acts 8:35
Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
Acts 8:36
As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
Acts 8:38
He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
Acts 8:40
But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
Acts 16:33
He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.
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