Acts 8:39

Verse 39. Out of the water, ek. This preposition stands opposed to eiv "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. Ac 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 Philip to some other place. Some have even supposed that he was borne through the air by an angel. (See even Doddridge.) To such foolish interpretations have many expositors been led.