And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Parallel translations
- WEB The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
- KJV And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
- ESV And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
- NKJV And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
- NASB And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
- NLT And the believers were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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Quick answer
The disciples are filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. Persecution cannot rob the new believers of their God-given gladness.
Overview
Despite the missionaries' expulsion, the young church at Pisidian Antioch overflows with joy and the Spirit. This Spirit-given joy in the midst of opposition is a recurring mark of the early church. It testifies that the kingdom's blessings do not depend on outward circumstances but on the presence of the risen Christ by his Spirit.
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- Rom 15:13Now 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 Th 1:6And 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 4:31After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
- Gal 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Rom 5:3Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- 2 Cor 8:2In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
- Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
- Matt 5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
- 1 Pet 4:13But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
- 1 Pet 1:6–8In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- Acts 5:41The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
- Eph 5:18–20Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- Jas 1:2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- Rom 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 2:46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
- Luke 6:22–23Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
- John 16:22–23So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
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