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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
AlbertBarnes
Out of the water, ek. This preposition stands opposed to eiv "into;" and as that may mean to, so this may mean …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip.—Human feeling would have naturally led the teacher to continue his work and to…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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'sBible Commentary
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
JohnCalvin
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
JohnGill
And when they were come up out of the water
Which is another circumstance, showing that baptism was then performed b…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson