Acts 4:32

"When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness."

Key Reflection

This passage underscores the tangible presence of the Holy Spirit, evidenced by both the physical shaking of the place and the believers' newfound courage to proclaim the gospel boldly. It highlights how prayer facilitates divine empowerment for witness and ministry.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 32. And the multitude. The number of believers at this tune had become large. In Ac 4:4, it is said that it was five thousand; and the number was constantly increasing. One heart. This expression denotes tender union. They felt alike, or were attached to the same things, and this preserved them from jars and dissensions. One soul. This phrase also denotes close and tender union. No expression could denote it more strikingly than to say of friends they have one soul. Plutarch cites an ancient verse in his life of Cato of Utica, with this very expression, "Two friends, one soul." (Grotius.) Thus Diogenes Laertius also (5 i.

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