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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 8:39

Caught away Philip] Probably the Holy Spirit prompted Philip to depart abruptly for Azotus (Ashdod). Rejoicing] According to Eusebius, the eunuch, on his arrival home, evangelised his countrymen. In his conversion was fulfilled Psalms 68:31, 'Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.'

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  • A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger

    ACTS 8:39 pneu/ma {A} Instead of pneu/ma kuri,ou several witnesses, including A (correction by the first hand) 36a 94 103 307 322 323 385 467 1739 1765 2298 itp vgmss syrh with * arm Ephraem Jerome A...

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Acts 8:39. _THE 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,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    OUT OF THE WATER - ἐκ ek. This preposition stands opposed to εἰς 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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    PART II The Witness to Samaria. Saul's Conversion and Peter's Witness in Caesarea. Chapter s 8-12 CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The first great persecution (Acts 8:1)._ 2. The preaching of the scattered believ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PHILIP AND THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH. Philip appears again; we are not told where, but the instruction given him by the angel shows that he was not at Jerusalem; he is to go southward (_mg._ at noon; not s...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip and said, "Rise and go to the south by the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza; that is Gaza in the desert." So he arose and went. Now, look you, an Ethiop...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE FIRST OF THE MARTYRS (Acts 7:54-60 ; Acts 8:1) 8:1 As they listened to this their very hearts were torn with vexation and they gnashed their teeth at him. But he was full of the Holy Spirit and h...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    OUT OF. Greek. _ek._ App-104. SAW. Greek. _eidon._ App-133. NO MORE. Greek. _ouk ouketi,_. double negative. AND. for. Supply _ellipsis_, taught by the Spirit, he needed him not. WENT ON HIS WAY. w...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip_ Just as Obadiah expected Elijah would be caught away while he himself went on his errand to Ahab (1 Kings 18:12). Compare the language of Ezekiel (Acts 3:12...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    PHILIP BAPTIZES AN ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΠΝΕΥ͂ΜΑ ΚΥΡΊΟΥ Κ.Τ.Λ., _the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip_. Just as Obadiah expected that Elijah would be carried away while he himself went on his errand to Ahab (1 Kings 18:12). Compare the...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THE ETHIOPIAN OBEYS THE GOSPEL ACTS 8:36-40:_ God is concerned about the redemption of one lost soul. The Lord uses people like Philip to convert other people like the Ethiopian. A part of conversion...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΆΝΈΒΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 8:31. ΉΡΠΑΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΡΠΆΖΩ (G726) подхватывать, переносить на другое место (Barrett), ΕΙ ΔΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть, ΈΠΟΡΕΎΕΤΟ _imp...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAUGHT AWAY PHILIP,— The Alexandrian manuscript, and several other ancient copies, read, _The Holy Spirit fell upon the eunuch; but the angel of the Lord caught away Philip,_ &c...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    D. THE LATER WORK OF PHILIP. Acts 8:26-40. 1. ON THE ROAD FROM JERUSALEM TO GAZA. Acts 8:26-39. Acts 8:26 But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto th...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    See notes on verse 38...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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. AND WHEN THEY WERE COME UP OUT OF THE WATE...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    26 It is notable that the messenger, or angel, who spoke to Philip is also called "the spirit" (29) and "the spirit of the Lord" (39). This suggests that these expressions may refer to created beings...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 8 SAUL *PERSECUTES THE CHRISTIANS, 8:1-4 V1 Saul approved of Stephen’s murder. That same day, the Christians in *Jerusalem suffered very much....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAUGHT AWAY PHILIP. — Human feeling would have naturally led the teacher to continue his work, and to accompany the convert with a view to further instruction; but an impulse so...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    Πνεῦμα Κ. ἥρπασε : although the expression is simply Πνεῦμα Κ. the reference is evidently to the same divine power as in Acts 8:29, and cannot be explained as meaning an inward impulse of the Evangeli...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    WINNING A TRAVELER Acts 8:26-40 From the great city revival in Samaria Philip was led to the desert to minister to one seeking soul. It seems strange that God should be able to spare him from his bus...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The popular outburst against Christianity evidenced in the martyrdom of Stephen was general. Members of the Church at Jerusalem were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. How dark the day seemed to...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    Preaching to the Ethiopian At this point, Luke told Theophilus that Philip was directed by an angel of the Lord to go south to a place along the Jerusalem to Gaza road where no people lived. When an i...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    _“And when they came up out of the water...”_ That translation sounds favorable to immersion. I now give you another, which is equally correct: _“And when they came up from the water...”_ I verily tro...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    THE CONVERSION OF THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH 26-40. After the apostles have completed their Samaritan tour and returned to Jerusalem, leaving Philip surrounded by hosts of his converts pressing the battle,...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. (27) And he arose and went: and, behold, a m...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _THE JOYS OF LIFE_ ‘And he went on his way rejoicing.’ Acts 8:39 There must have been some very strong reasons why the eunuch should pursue his way down to Ethiopia that day rejoicingly. He was in...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    39._When they were come up. _To the end Luke may at length conclude his speech concerning the eunuch, he saith that Philip was caught away out of his sight. And that was of no small weight to confirm...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Saul was present at Stephen's death, and consenting to it. [14] This is the end of the first phase of the assembly of God its history in immediate connection with Jerusalem and the Jews, as the centre...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND WHEN THEY WERE COME UP OUT OF THE WATER,.... Which is another circumstance, showing that baptism was then performed by immersion; with this compare Matthew 3:16 and so it is said of the high pries...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 39. _Went on his way rejoicing_] Bernar...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And when they were come up out of the water_ Or, _from the water_, as εκ του υδατος may be properly rendered; _the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip_ Namely, in a miraculous manner, probably tran...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The baptism of the eunuch:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    As a wild beast tasting blood, the Jews were the more inflamed by the martyrdom of Stephen to greatly persecute the Church of God at Jerusalem. For this reason believers were scattered through Judea a...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    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. 1. They both came up. They both came out of th...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing. 'CAME UP OUT OF THE WATER'-The particular mode of...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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 trave...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Philip was suddenly and extraordinarily taken away from the eunuch's sight and company, that thereby the eunuch might be the more assured of the truth of those things which had been taught by him. The...

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    The Passing of Mary Latin I And the same cloud by which they had been brought carried them back each to his own place, just like Philip when he baptized the eunuch, as is read in the Acts of the Apos...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Acts 8:39 Now G1161 when G3753 up G305 (G5627) of G1537 water G5204 Spirit G4151 Lord G2962 caught...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE MINISTRY OF PHILIP TO THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH (8:26-39). Meanwhile God was now satisfied that the Samaritan church was sufficiently equipped to carry on and He calls Philip elsewhere to where there i...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.' The baptism completed it is made clear here that...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Acts 8:39 _._ THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAUGHT AWAY PHILIP. These words clearly relate a supernatural disappearance of Philip. We possess instances of a similar miraculous rapture, in the history of Elij...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    OUT OF THE WATER (εκ του υδατος). Not from the edge of the water, but up out of the water as in Mark 1:10.CAUGHT AWAY (ηρπασεν). Suddenly and miraculously, for αρπαζω, like the Latin _rapio_, mean...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Stephen had been stoned to death; but with his latest breath he prayed for his murderers. Then this chapter begins: Acts 8:1. _And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a gre...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Acts 8:4. _Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord ga...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Saul persecuting Christians. The first missionaries. The case of Simon, the sorcerer. Philip and the Ethiopian. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Saul, Stephen, Philip, Simon, apostles,...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Acts 8:1. _At that time there was a great persecution against the church._ With regard to this very tremendous storm which suddenly burst on the infant church, Cardinal Baronius, in his Ecclesiastical...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    UP OUT OF THE WATER. "Christian baptism" involves both _water_ and _Spirit._ See note on John 3:5. FULL OF JOY. This man had been unable to find full acceptance in Judaism because of his mutilation (D...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go._ MAN VERSUS ANGEL Why didn’t the angel go himself? Because this was a mission where a man was worth more than an angel. In the Lor...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And Philip ran … and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?_ UNDERSTANDING THE WORD 1. Notice the preliminary fact that the Scriptures challenge investigation. “Let us reason together,” says I...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?_ THE BAPTIZING OF THE EUNUCH Note-- I. That to an obedient and cheerful hearer the word of God is never preached without suc...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 8:39 CARRIED... AWAY. Compare 2 Kings 2:11....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 8:18. AND WHEN SIMON SAW.—Most likely through hearing the baptised speak with tongues. HE OFFERED THEM MONEY.—From Simon’s name and proposal arose the expression “Simony” for...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ACTS 8:1 _There arose on that day _for _at that time there was, _A.V._; in _for _at, _A.V. SAUL WAS CONSENTING TO HIS DEATH. St. Paul's repeated reference to this sad episode in his life i...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    We are introduced now to one of the chief persecutors. A zealous young Jew, a Pharisee of the Pharisees, whose name is Saul. And he was standing by, consenting to the death of Stephen, holding the coa...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 18:12; 2 Corinthians 12:2; 2 Kings 2:16; Acts 13:52; Acts

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Caught away. Suddenly and miraculously. And he went, etc. [ε π ο ρ ε υ ε τ ο γ α ρ]. A mistranslation. Rev., rightly, "for he went." A reason is given for the eunuch's seeing Philip no more. He did n...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH Acts 8:26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The subject of our sermon today, is "The Ethiopian Eunuch." There is a wonderful vision of God given in the 68th Psalm. After the Prophet has ascrib...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip — Carried him away with a miraculous swiftness, without any action or labour of his own. This had befallen several of the prophets....

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