New American Standard Bible 2020
Acts 8:39
39When they came up out of the water, 1the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, 2but went on his way rejoicing.
Acts 8:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
- New International Version (NIV)When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.
Context of Acts 8:39
38And he ordered that the chariot stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing. 40But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he kept preaching the gospel to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.
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ὅτε δὲ ἀνέβησαν ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος, πνεῦμα κυρίου ἥρπασεν τὸν Φίλιππον, καὶ οὐκ εἶδεν αὐτὸν οὐκέτι ὁ εὐνοῦχος· ἐπορεύετο γὰρ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ χαίρων.¶Read the interlinear
- Whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
- they cameἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
- out of the waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- snatchedἁρπάζωharpazō · to seizeG726
- PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
- and the eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchos · eunuchG2135
- noοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765
- sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- but wentπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- on his wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
- rejoicingχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
Cross-references for Acts 8:39
- Matthew 3:16After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and settling on Him,
- Mark 1:10And immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon Him;
- 1 Kings 18:12And it will come about when I leave you that the Spirit of the Lord will carry you to where I do not know; so when I come and inform Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, though I, your servant, have feared the Lord from my youth.
- 2 Kings 2:16Then they said to him, “Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men; please let them go and search for your master, in case the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him on some mountain or into some valley.” But he said, “You shall not send anyone.”
- Ezekiel 3:12Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: “Blessed be the glory of the Lord from His place!”
- Ezekiel 8:3And He extended the form of a hand and took me by the hair of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner courtyard, where the seat of the idol of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy, was located.
- Ezekiel 11:24And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God to Chaldea, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen left me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:2I know a man in Christ, who fourteen years ago--whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows--such a man was caught up to the third heaven.
- Acts 8:8So there was much rejoicing in that city.
- Acts 13:52And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 16:34And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and was overjoyed, since he had become a believer in God together with his whole household.
- Psalms 119:14I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches.
- Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the desert will rejoice, And the desert will shout for joy and blossom; Like the crocus
- Isaiah 55:12For you will go out with joy And be led in peace; The mountains and the hills will break into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
- Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a groom puts on a turban, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
Commentaries on Acts 8:39
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip - Perhaps this means no more than that the Holy Spirit suggested to the mind of Philip that he should withdraw abruptly from the eunuch, and thus leave him to pursue his journey, reflecting on the important incidents which had taken place. Some suppose that the angel of the Lord, and the Spirit of the Lord, are the same person throughout this chapter. There is a remarkable reading in the Codex Alexandrinus which…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Out of the water - ̓ ekThis preposition stands opposed to ̓ eis“into”; and as that may mean to, so this may mean From; if that means into, this means here out of. The Spirit of the Lord - See Acts 8:29. The Spirit had suggested to Philip to go to meet the eunuch, and the same Spirit, now that he had fulfilled the design of his going there, directed his departure. Caught away - This phrase has been usually understood of a forcible or miraculous removal of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-40Verses 26-40 Philip was directed to go to a desert. Sometimes God opens a door of opportunity to his ministers in very unlikely places. We should study to do good to those we come into company with by travelling. We should not be so shy of all strangers as some affect to be. As to those of whom we know nothing else, we know this, that they have souls. It is wisdom for men of business to redeem time for holy duties; to fill up every minute with something…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39-40After the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, he traveled north along the coast from Azotus. Azotus is another name for Ashdod (see 1 Samuel 5:1–7; Nehemiah 13:23–24; Isaiah 20:1). He preached in every town until he reached Caesarea, where he later settled (see Acts 21:8). Caesarea: Caesarea Maritima was a major port on the Mediterranean Sea. It was the center of Roman government in Judea. Herod the Great built it around 22 to 9 BC and named it to…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4039-40. the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip--To deny [as Meyer, Olshausen, Bloomfield] the miraculous nature of Philip's disappearance, is vain. It stands out on the face of the words, as just a repetition of what we read of the ancient prophets, in 1Ki 18:12; 2Ki 2:16. And the same word (as Bengel remarks) is employed to express a similar idea in 2Co 12:2, 4; 1Th 4:17. the eunuch saw him no more--nor, perhaps, for very joy, cared to see him…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Acts 8:39 1 Kin 18:12; 2 Kin 2:16; Ezek 3:12, 14; 8:3; 11:1, 24; 43:5; 2 Cor 12:2 ↩
- 2. Acts 8:39 Lit for he was going ↩
Commentaries on Acts 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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