Acts 8:39

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 he

General references

Mark 9:8

Bible References

And he

So there was great rejoicing in that city.

And the disciples were continually filled [throughout their hearts and souls] with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Then he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, since he had believed in God with his entire family [accepting with joy what had been made known to them about the Christ].

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.

The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
The Arabah (desert) will shout in exultation and blossom
Like the autumn crocus.

“For you will go out [from exile] with joy
And be led forth [by the Lord Himself] with peace;
The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you,
And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has covered me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom puts on a turban,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you;
And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”

“The kingdom of heaven is like a [very precious] treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field [securing the treasure for himself].

Through Him we also have access by faith into this [remarkable state of] grace in which we [firmly and safely and securely] stand. Let us rejoice in our hope and the confident assurance of [experiencing and enjoying] the glory of [our great] God [the manifestation of His excellence and power].

Again it says,

“Rejoice and celebrate, O Gentiles, along with His people.”

for we [who are born-again have been reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, set apart for His purpose and] are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory and take pride and exult in Christ Jesus and place no confidence [in what we have or who we are] in the flesh—

Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, take pleasure in Him]; again I will say, rejoice!

Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position [as a born-again believer, called to the true riches and to be an heir of God];

But as it is, you boast [vainly] in your pretension and arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

General references

Suddenly they looked around and no longer saw anyone with them, except Jesus alone.