Acts 8:39

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

38He ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing. 40Meanwhile, Philip found himself farther north at the town of Azotus. He preached the Good News there and in every town along the way until he came to Caesarea.

Acts 8:39 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• they were come upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the waterὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• caught awayἁρπάζωharpazō · to seizeG726
• PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
• thatκαίkai · andG2532
• the eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchos · eunuchG2135
• ·οὐou · noG3756
• sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• no moreοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765
• andγάρgar · forG1063
• he wentπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• rejoicingχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463

Cross-references for Acts 8:39

• Matthew 3:16After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
• Mark 1:10As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending on him like a dove.
• 1 Kings 18:12But as soon as I leave you, the Spirit of the Lord will carry you away to who knows where. When Ahab comes and cannot find you, he will kill me. Yet I have been a true servant of the Lord all my life.
• 2 Kings 2:16“Sir,” they said, “just say the word and fifty of our strongest men will search the wilderness for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has left him on some mountain or in some valley.” “No,” Elisha said, “don’t send them.”
• Ezekiel 3:12Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me. (May the glory of the Lord be praised in his place!)
• Ezekiel 8:3He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. Then the Spirit lifted me up into the sky and transported me to Jerusalem in a vision from God. I was taken to the north gate of the inner courtyard of the Temple, where there is a large idol that has made the Lord very jealous.
• Ezekiel 11:24Afterward the Spirit of God carried me back again to Babylonia, to the people in exile there. And so ended the vision of my visit to Jerusalem.
• 2 Corinthians 12:2I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know—only God knows.
• Acts 8:8So there was great joy in that city.
• Acts 13:52And the believers were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 16:34He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God.
• Psalms 119:14I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches.
• Isaiah 35:1Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses.
• Isaiah 55:12You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!
• Isaiah 61:10I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels.
• Isaiah 66:13I will comfort you there in Jerusalem as a mother comforts her child.”

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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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