Acts 4:31
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.”
πνεῦμα
In this moment, the Holy Spirit is the very presence of God who filled these believers from the inside out, giving them a supernatural courage they didn't have on their own.
λόγος
Word
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λόγος
In this moment, the disciples weren't simply speaking about God — they were releasing the living message of Jesus himself into the world, the same Word who had sent them.
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δέομαι
when were praying
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δέομαι
They weren't just saying prayers — they were desperately pleading with God, clinging to him with an urgency that reflected how much they knew they needed his power to speak in a dangerous world.
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πᾶς
All
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πᾶς
Every single person in that room received the filling — no one was left out, no one was a second-class participant, and no one had to wonder if the Spirit had passed them by.
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λαλέω
Speak
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λαλέω
They weren't whispering or hinting — they were openly declaring God's message out loud, with the kind of confident, unhushed speech that made it impossible to ignore.
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σαλεύω
was shaken
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σαλεύω
The physical building shaking was God's way of confirming that something immovable had just been set in motion — the unstoppable spread of his word through people who were no longer afraid.
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τόπος
place
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τόπος
The specific room or building where they had gathered together was physically shaken, as if God was confirming the prayer with a sign felt in the very walls around them.
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εἰμί
they were
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εἰμί
In this moment, the disciples simply existed in the presence of the One who is existence itself — and that was enough for everything else to happen.
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συνάγω
assembled,
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συνάγω
They weren't scattered individuals praying alone — they were physically present together in one place, and it was precisely that gathered moment when God showed up and shook everything.
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πλήθω
they were filled
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πλήθω
After they prayed together, the Spirit rushed in and completely took over — filling every empty space in them until their fear had nowhere left to live.
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θεός
of God
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θεός
The message they proclaimed wasn't their own opinion or philosophy — it came from the living God, who is the ultimate source and authority behind every word they spoke.
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παῤῥησία
boldness.
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παῤῥησία
After being filled with the Holy Spirit, they spoke about God with an unshakeable openness and confidence — no hesitation, no fear of who was listening or what might happen to them.
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