Philip vanishes

ReferenceActs 8:39–40

Writtenc. 80–90 CE

Setc. 35 CE

The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more… But Philip was found at Azotus.

Translation: KJV

Read it literally

Teleportation of about 20 miles.

What scholars say

Read as a miraculous relocation.

Quick answers about Acts 8:39–40

Acts 8:39–40 (New Testament). Translation quoted: King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with Apocrypha.

c. 80–90 CE.

Read as a miraculous relocation.

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

Updated October 2026