Acts 20:7-12
Legacy Standard Bible
Eutychus Raised from the Dead in Troas
7 And on (A)the first day of the week, when (B)we were gathered together to (C)break bread, Paul began speaking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his [a]message until midnight. 8 Now there were many (D)lamps in the (E)upper room where we were gathered together. 9 And there was a young man named [b]Eutychus sitting on the windowsill, sinking into a deep sleep. And as Paul kept on talking, he sunk into that sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead. 10 But Paul went down and (F)fell upon him, and after embracing him, he (G)said, “[c]Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.” 11 And when he had gone back up and had (H)broken the bread and [d]eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left. 12 And they took away the boy alive, and were not a little comforted.
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- Acts 20:7 Lit word, speech
- Acts 20:9 Eutychus means good fortune; ‘lucky’
- Acts 20:10 Or Stop being troubled
- Acts 20:11 Lit tasted
Acts 20:7-12
New English Translation
7 On the first day[a] of the week, when we met[b] to break bread, Paul began to speak[c] to the people, and because he intended[d] to leave the next day, he extended[e] his message until midnight. 8 (Now there were many lamps[f] in the upstairs room where we were meeting.)[g] 9 A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window,[h] was sinking[i] into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak[j] for a long time. Fast asleep,[k] he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead. 10 But Paul went down,[l] threw himself[m] on the young man,[n] put his arms around him,[o] and said, “Do not be distressed, for he is still alive!”[p] 11 Then Paul[q] went back upstairs,[r] and after he had broken bread and eaten, he talked with them[s] a long time, until dawn. Then he left. 12 They took the boy home alive and were greatly[t] comforted.
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- Acts 20:7 sn On the first day. This is the first mention of a Sunday gathering (1 Cor 16:2).
- Acts 20:7 tn Or “assembled.”
- Acts 20:7 tn The verb διαλέγομαι (dialegomai) is frequently used of Paul addressing Jews in the synagogue. As G. Schrenk (TDNT 2:94-95) points out, “What is at issue is the address which any qualified member of a synagogue might give.” Other examples of this may be found in the NT in Matt 4:23 and Mark 1:21. In the context of a Christian gathering, it is preferable to translate διελέγετο (dielegeto) simply as “speak” here. The imperfect verb διελέγετο has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
- Acts 20:7 tn BDAG 628 s.v. μέλλω 1.c.γ has “denoting an intended action: intend, propose, have in mind…Ac 17:31; 20:3, 7, 13ab; 23:15; 26:2; 27:30.”
- Acts 20:7 tn Or “prolonged.”
- Acts 20:8 tn More commonly λαμπάς (lampas) means “torch,” but here according to BDAG 585 s.v. λαμπάς 2, “lamp…w. a wick and space for oil.”
- Acts 20:8 sn This is best taken as a parenthetical note by the author.
- Acts 20:9 tn This window was probably a simple opening in the wall (see also BDAG 462 s.v. θυρίς).
- Acts 20:9 tn Grk “sinking into a deep sleep.” BDAG 529 s.v. καταφέρω 3 has “ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ sink into a deep sleep…Ac 20:9a.” The participle καταφερόμενος (katapheromenos) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
- Acts 20:9 tn The participle διαλεγομένου (dialegomenou) has been taken temporally.
- Acts 20:9 tn BDAG 529 s.v. καταφέρω 3 has “κατενεχθεὶς ἀπὸ τοῦ ὔπνου overwhelmed by sleep vs. 9b, ” but this expression is less common in contemporary English than phrases like “fast asleep” or “sound asleep.”
- Acts 20:10 tn Grk “going down.” The participle καταβάς (katabas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
- Acts 20:10 tn BDAG 377 s.v. ἐπιπίπτω 1.b has “ἐπέπεσεν αὐτῷ he threw himself upon him Ac 20:10.”
- Acts 20:10 tn Grk “on him”; the referent (the young man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 20:10 tn BDAG 959 s.v. συμπεριλαμβάνω has “to throw one’s arms around, embrace w. acc. to be supplied Ac 20:10.” However, “embraced the young man” might be taken (out of context) to have erotic implications, while “threw his arms around him” would be somewhat redundant since “threw” has been used in the previous phrase.
- Acts 20:10 tn Grk “for his life is in him” (an idiom).
- Acts 20:11 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 20:11 tn Grk “going back upstairs.” The participle ἀναβάς (anabas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
- Acts 20:11 tn Grk “talking with them.” The participle ὁμιλήσας (homilēsas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
- Acts 20:12 tn Grk “were not to a moderate degree” (an idiom). L&N 78.11 states: “μετρίως: a moderate degree of some activity or state—‘moderately, to a moderate extent.’ ἤγαγον δὲ τὸν παῖδα ζῶντα, καὶ παρεκλήθησαν οὐ μετρίωθς ‘they took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted’ Ac 20:12. In Ac 20:12 the phrase οὐ μετρίως, literally ‘not to a moderate degree,’ is equivalent to a strong positive statement, namely, ‘greatly’ or ‘to a great extent.’”
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