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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.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Out of the water (εκ του υδατος). Not from the edge of the water, but up out of the water as in Mr 1:10.

Caught awa…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Out of the water, ek. This preposition stands opposed to eiv "into;" and as that may mean to, so this may mean …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip.—Human feeling would have naturally led the teacher to continue his work and to…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The account of the Ethiopian’s conversion ends as it began—with a stress on the special presence of God and his direct intervention. We are told th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

When they were come up. So that Luke might finally conclude his account concerning the eunuch, he says that Philip was caught away from hi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when they were come up out of the water
Which is another circumstance, showing that baptism was then performed b…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Philip was directed to go to a desert. Sometimes God opens a door of opportunity to His ministers in very unlikely places. We should strive to do g…

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