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39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing.

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39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away,(A) and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.

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12 But as soon as I leave you, the Spirit of the Lord will carry you away to who knows where. When Ahab comes and cannot find you, he will kill me. Yet I have been a true servant of the Lord all my life.

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12 I don’t know where the Spirit(A) of the Lord may carry you when I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab and he doesn’t find you, he will kill me. Yet I your servant have worshiped the Lord since my youth.

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16 “Sir,” they said, “just say the word and fifty of our strongest men will search the wilderness for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has left him on some mountain or in some valley.”

“No,” Elisha said, “don’t send them.”

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16 “Look,” they said, “we your servants have fifty able men. Let them go and look for your master. Perhaps the Spirit(A) of the Lord has picked him up(B) and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.”

“No,” Elisha replied, “do not send them.”

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24 Afterward the Spirit of God carried me back again to Babylonia,[a] to the people in exile there. And so ended the vision of my visit to Jerusalem.

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  1. 11:24 Or Chaldea.

24 The Spirit(A) lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in Babylonia[a] in the vision(B) given by the Spirit of God.

Then the vision I had seen went up from me,

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  1. Ezekiel 11:24 Or Chaldea

He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. Then the Spirit lifted me up into the sky and transported me to Jerusalem in a vision from God. I was taken to the north gate of the inner courtyard of the Temple, where there is a large idol that has made the Lord very jealous.

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He stretched out what looked like a hand(A) and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up(B) between earth and heaven and in visions(C) of God he took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court,(D) where the idol that provokes to jealousy(E) stood.

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Then the Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner courtyard, and the glory of the Lord filled the Temple.

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Then the Spirit(A) lifted me up(B) and brought me into the inner court, and the glory(C) of the Lord filled the temple.(D)

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Judgment on Israel’s Leaders

11 Then the Spirit lifted me and brought me to the east gateway of the Lord’s Temple, where I saw twenty-five prominent men of the city. Among them were Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders among the people.

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God’s Sure Judgment on Jerusalem

11 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the Lord that faces east. There at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah(A) son of Benaiah, leaders(B) of the people.(C)

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12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me. (May the glory of the Lord be praised in his place!)[a] 13 It was the sound of the wings of the living beings as they brushed against each other and the rumbling of their wheels beneath them.

14 The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness and turmoil, but the Lord’s hold on me was strong.

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  1. 3:12 A possible reading for this verse is Then the Spirit lifted me up, and as the glory of the Lord rose from its place, I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me.

12 Then the Spirit lifted me up,(A) and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound as the glory of the Lord rose from the place where it was standing.[a] 13 It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures(B) brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound.(C) 14 The Spirit(D) then lifted me up(E) and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord(F) on me.

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  1. Ezekiel 3:12 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text sound—may the glory of the Lord be praised from his place

I[a] was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know—only God knows. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up[b] to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell.

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  1. 12:2 Greek I know a man in Christ who.
  2. 12:3-4 Greek But I know such a man, that he was caught up.

I know a man in Christ(A) who fourteen years ago was caught up(B) to the third heaven.(C) Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows.(D) And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows— was caught up(E) to paradise(F) and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell.

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10 As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending on him[a] like a dove.

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  1. 1:10 Or toward him, or into him.

10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.(A)

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For we who worship by the Spirit of God[a] are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,

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  1. 3:3 Some manuscripts read worship God in spirit; one early manuscript reads worship in spirit.

For it is we who are the circumcision,(A) we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus,(B) and who put no confidence in the flesh—

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10 And in another place it is written,

“Rejoice with his people,
    you Gentiles.”[a]

11 And yet again,

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles.
    Praise him, all you people of the earth.”[b]

12 And in another place Isaiah said,

“The heir to David’s throne[c] will come,
    and he will rule over the Gentiles.
They will place their hope on him.”[d]

13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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  1. 15:10 Deut 32:43.
  2. 15:11 Ps 117:1.
  3. 15:12a Greek The root of Jesse. David was the son of Jesse.
  4. 15:12b Isa 11:10 (Greek version).

10 Again, it says,

“Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”[a](A)

11 And again,

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
    let all the peoples extol him.”[b](B)

12 And again, Isaiah says,

“The Root of Jesse(C) will spring up,
    one who will arise to rule over the nations;
    in him the Gentiles will hope.”[c](D)

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace(E) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(F)

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  1. Romans 15:10 Deut. 32:43
  2. Romans 15:11 Psalm 117:1
  3. Romans 15:12 Isaiah 11:10 (see Septuagint)

16 Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.

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16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil.(A)

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