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Acts 20

Acts 20:11

Eutychus Revived at Troas · Acts 20:7–12
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Translations

Modern
Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
Traditional
When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
Literal
And having gone up, and having broken the bread, and having eaten, and having talked for a considerable time until daybreak, so he went out.
Latin
Ascendens autem, frangensque panem, et gustans, satisque allocutus usque in lucem, sic profectus est.

Original

Greek
English
Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.

Notes

Acts 20:7–12

  • On the first day of the week, the early church remembered the resurrection of Jesus (see Mark 16:9; compare John 20:19; Revelation 1:10).

  • This was Paul’s last visit to Troas. The believers met to share the Lord’s Supper (a meal that remembers Jesus’s death). This likely included both the bread and cup (communion) and a shared meal (compare Acts 2:42, 46; Jude 1:12).

  • One notable part of this gathering was the quiet miracle involving Eutychus. He was a young man who fell asleep while sitting in a window. He fell three stories and died. Paul went down, bent over him, and took him in his arms. Then Eutychus was restored to life (God brought him back to life through Paul; compare Acts 9:36–41).

Acts 20:5–15

This is another of the “we” passages in Acts (sections where Luke includes himself in the story; see study note on 16:10). Luke likely joined Paul again at Philippi, where he had stayed some years earlier. He then traveled with Paul to Jerusalem (21:1–18).

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul)

Events

Parallels

2 Kings 4:18–37

Glossary

Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Elder Eutychus Letter to the Colossians Letter to the Romans Lord’s Day Luke (Person) Luke, Gospel of Paul the Apostle Resurrection Travel Troas

Topics

Breaking Bread Dead (People): Eutychus Eutychus: A Young Man from Troas, Restored to Life by Paul Miracles of the Disciples of Jesus: Raises Eutychus to Life Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God: Paul: Eutychus Restored to Life Paul: Visits Troas