Acts 8:39

“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 water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing." - Acts 8:39
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What does Acts 8:39 mean?

Acts 8:39 in the King James Version reads, “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.” In its immediate context, this verse concludes the encounter between Philip the…

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Rejoicing When God Moves On: Trusting the Spirit After the Waters

“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.” (Acts 8:39, KJV) Acts 8:39 captures a moment that is both sudden and deeply tender. The scene is already charged with…

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Rejoicing on the Way: A Prayer for Faith After the Waters

Father in Heaven, We come before Thee in humility and holy wonder, giving Thee praise for Thy living Word and for the mighty work of Thy Spirit. We remember the testimony of Scripture, and we hold close the promise and power revealed in Acts 8:39: “And when they were come up out…

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"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." - Acts 8:39
Acts 8:39 - "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."
Romans 8:38-39
Acts 16:39 - "And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city."
Acts 19:39 - "But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly."
Acts 5:39 - "But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God."
Acts 7:39 - "To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,"
Acts 13:39 - "And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses."
Acts 27:39 - "And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship."
Acts 2:39 - "For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."
Acts 10:39 - "And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:"
Acts 8:8 - "And there was great joy in that city."
Acts 15:39 - "And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;"
Job 39:8 - "The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing."
Psalms 39:8 - "Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish."
Jeremiah 39:8 - "¶ And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem."
Ezekiel 39:8 - "¶ Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken."
1 Chronicles 8:39 - "And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third."
1 Kings 22:39 - "Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
"And there was great joy in that city." - Acts 8:8
Acts 21:39 - "But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people."
Acts 1:8
Acts 8:33
Exodus 39:8 - "¶ And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen."
"But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly." - Acts 19:39
"And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city." - Acts 16:39
Acts 9:39 - "Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them."
Acts 4:8-12
Acts 10:39-40 - "And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly."