Acts 8:8 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐγένετο	egeneto	There was	G1096 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
πολλὴ	pollē	much	G4183 →
χαρὰ	chara	joy	G5479 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
πόλει	polei	city	G4172 →
ἐκείνῃ.¶	ekeinē	that.	G1565 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 13:48
When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
leads to
- Romans 8:29–30
  For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- Ephesians 1:4
  For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
- Romans 11:7
  What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
- John 10:16
  I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
- John 10:26–27
  But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
Through
Acts 13:52
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
leads to
- Romans 15:13
  Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6
  And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
- Acts 4:31
  After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Acts 13:52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.Romans 15:9–12so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”Psalms 96:10–12Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.Luke 2:10–11But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:Acts 13:48When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.Acts 8:39When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.Psalms 98:2–6The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.Isaiah 35:1–2The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.Isaiah 42:10–12Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.Philippians 2:29Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,Isaiah 9:3You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.

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