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Berean Standard Bible

“When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.”

Acts 8:39

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Philip has explained the good news to an Ethiopian official reading Isaiah, and the official has been baptized in water beside the road. They come up out of the water together.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

World English Bible (WEB)

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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 was going on his way rejoicing;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y como subieron del agua, el Espíritu del Señor arrebató á Felipe; y no le vió más el eunuco, y se fué por su camino gozoso.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Al salir del agua, el Espíritu del Señor se llevó a Felipe y el funcionario ya no lo vio: Pero a pesar de esto, siguió gozoso su camino.

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