Eutychus Revived at Troas

On the first day of the week, we assembled to break bread.(A) Paul spoke to them, and since he was about to depart the next day, he kept on talking until midnight. There were many lamps in the room upstairs where we were assembled, and a young man named Eutychus was sitting on a window sill and sank into a deep sleep as Paul kept on talking. When he was overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead. 10 But Paul went down, bent over him, embraced him, and said, “Don’t be alarmed, because he’s alive.”(B) 11 After going upstairs, breaking the bread, and eating, Paul talked a long time until dawn. Then he left. 12 They brought the boy home alive and were greatly comforted.

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Eutychus Falls from a Window

And on the first day of the week, when[a] we had assembled to break bread, Paul began conversing[b] with them, because he[c] was going to leave on the next day, and he extended his[d] message until midnight. Now there were quite a few lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered. And a certain young man named[e] Eutychus who was sitting in the window was sinking into a deep sleep while[f] Paul was conversing at length. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead. 10 But Paul went down and[g] threw himself on him, and putting his arms around him,[h] said, “Do not be distressed, for his life is in him.” 11 So he went up and broke bread,[i] and when he[j] had eaten and talked for a long time, until dawn, then he departed. 12 And they led the youth away alive, and were greatly[k] comforted.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 20:7 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had assembled”)
  2. Acts 20:7 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began conversing”)
  3. Acts 20:7 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was going to”) which is understood as causal
  4. Acts 20:7 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  5. Acts 20:9 Literally “by name”
  6. Acts 20:9 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was conversing”)
  7. Acts 20:10 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went down”) has been translated as a finite verb
  8. Acts 20:10 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  9. Acts 20:11 *This participle and the previous one (“went up”) have been translated as finite verbs in keeping with English style
  10. Acts 20:11 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had eaten”) which is understood as temporal
  11. Acts 20:12 Literally “were not moderately”