The Acts of the Apostles

The Acts of the Apostles The Acts of the Apostles

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278 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES of the New Testament taken together, and various expressions for " joy " run through both his works. The gospel begins with "joy" (joy of many over the birth of St. John the Baptist, i. 14 ; « Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy ; for to you is born this day the Saviour," ii. 10), and with " joy " it closes (the disciples are aTricTTOvvre^ airo r?? Xo.pupalv€addi with the partaking of food. Just in the same way we read in Acts xiv. 17 that God fills men's hearts with rpo

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278 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> New Testament taken toge<strong>the</strong>r, and various<br />

expressions for " joy " run through both his works.<br />

<strong>The</strong> gospel begins with "joy" (joy <strong>of</strong> many over <strong>the</strong><br />

birth <strong>of</strong> St. John <strong>the</strong> Baptist, i. 14 ; « Behold, I bring<br />

you tidings <strong>of</strong> great joy ; for to you is born this<br />

day <strong>the</strong> Saviour," ii. 10), and with " joy " it closes (<strong>the</strong><br />

disciples are aTricTTOvvre^ airo r?? Xo.pupalv€addi with <strong>the</strong> partaking <strong>of</strong> food. Just in <strong>the</strong> same way we<br />

read in <strong>Acts</strong> xiv. 17 that God fills men's hearts with rpo

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