Acts 4:31 (GNV)

Passage

And when as 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 boldely.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:29 And nowe, O Lord, beholde their threatnings, and graunt vnto thy seruants with all boldnesse to speake thy word,

Acts 4:30 So that thou stretch forth thine hand, that healing, and signes, and wonders may be done by the Name of thine holy Sonne Iesus.

Acts 4:31 And when as 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 boldely.

Acts 4:32 And the multitude of them that beleeued, were of one heart, and of one soule: neither any of them said, that any thing of that which he possessed, was his owne, but they had all thinges common.

Acts 4:33 And with great power gaue the Apostles witnes of the resurrection of the Lord Iesus: and great grace was vpon them all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "prayed", "place", "shaken", "where", "assembled", "together", "filled", and "holy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "prayed" and "place", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "So that thou stretch forth thine hand..." into verse 32's "And the multitude of them that beleeued...", so "prayed" and "place" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "prayed" and "place" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.