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Acts 8:39-40
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39 Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, but[a] went on his way rejoicing.[b] 40 Philip, however, found himself[c] at Azotus,[d] and as he passed through the area,[e] he proclaimed the good news[f] to all the towns[g] until he came to Caesarea.[h]

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  1. Acts 8:39 tn BDAG 189 s.v. γάρ 2 indicates that under certain circumstances γάρ (gar) has the same meaning as δέ (de).
  2. Acts 8:39 sn Note that the response to the gospel is rejoicing (joy, cf. Acts 11:23; 13:48).
  3. Acts 8:40 tn Or “appeared.”
  4. Acts 8:40 sn Azotus was a city on the coast of southern Palestine, known as Ashdod in OT times.
  5. Acts 8:40 tn The words “the area” are not in the Greek text but are implied.
  6. Acts 8:40 tn Or “he preached the gospel.”
  7. Acts 8:40 tn Or “cities.”
  8. Acts 8:40 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.
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