³⁸ Then the officer commanded the chariot to stop. Both Philip and the ·officer [^Leunuch] went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. ³⁹ When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord ·took [snatched; carried] Philip away; the officer ·never [or no longer] saw him again. And the ·officer [^Leunuch] continued on his way home, ·full of joy [rejoicing]. ⁴⁰ But Philip ·appeared [or found himself; ^Lwas found] in a city called Azotus [^Canother name for Ashdod, just to the north of Gaza] and ·preached [proclaimed] the ·Good News [Gospel] in all the towns on the way from Azotus to Caesarea [^Ca city further north up the coast].