Focused Passage

Acts 20:7-12

Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God

Paul encourages the churches, escapes a plot, gathers with believers in Troas, restores Eutychus, travels toward Jerusalem, and charges the Ephesian elders to guard themselves and shepherd the church of God.

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7On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

8Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.

9And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.

10But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”

11Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.

12And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.

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Verse 7

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionOnἘνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularfirst [day]μιᾷG1520Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralweekσαββάτωνG4521Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralweἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Pluralcame togetherσυνηγμένωνG4863Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Pluralto breakκλάσαιG2806Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivebreadἄρτονG740Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[Since] PaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas readyμέλλωνG3195Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularto leaveἐξιέναιG1826Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularnext dayἐπαύριονG1887Adverbhe talkedδιελέγετοG1256Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralandτεG5037Conjunctionkept onπαρέτεινένG3905Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularspeakingλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularuntilμέχριG3360PrepositionmidnightμεσονυκτίουG3317Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 8

Original words

NowδὲG1161Conjunctionthere wereἮσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralmanyἱκαναὶG2425Adjective - Nominative Feminine PlurallampsλαμπάδεςG2985Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularupper roomὑπερῴῳG5253Noun - Dative Neuter SingularwhereοὗG3757Adverbwe wereἦμενG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralgatheredσυνηγμένοιG4863Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 9

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AndδέG1161Conjunctiona certainτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularyoung manνεανίαςG3494Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularnamedὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter SingularEutychusΕὔτυχοςG2161Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularseatedκαθεζόμενοςG2516Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularwindowθυρίδοςG2376Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularwas sinking intoκαταφερόμενοςG2702Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singulara deepβαθεῖG901Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularsleepὕπνῳG5258Noun - Dative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularas PaulΠαύλουG3972Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartalkedδιαλεγομένουG1256Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine SingularonἐπὶG1909Prepositionand onπλεῖονG4119Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - ComparativeWhen he was soundκατενεχθεὶςG2702Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἀπὸG575Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularasleepὕπνουG5258Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularhe fellἔπεσενG4098Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .κάτωG2736AdverbfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularthird storyτριστέγουG5152Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwas picked upἤρθηG142Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingulardeadνεκρόςG3498Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 10

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwent downκαταβὰςG2597Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularthrew [himself] onἐπέπεσενG1968Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the young man]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionembraced [him]συμπεριλαβὼνG4843Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular{Do} notΜὴG3361Adverbbe alarmedθορυβεῖσθεG2350Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Pluralhe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-γὰρG1063ConjunctionHeαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singularstill aliveψυχὴG5590Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 11

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ThenδὲG1161Conjunction[Paul] went back upstairsἈναβὰςG305Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionbrokeκλάσαςG2806Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularbreadἄρτονG740Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionateγευσάμενοςG1089Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularAndτεG5037Conjunctionafter speakingὁμιλήσαςG3656Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularvvvἐφ’G1909PrepositionvvvἱκανόνG2425Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularuntilἄχριG891PrepositiondaybreakαὐγῆςG827Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-οὕτωςG3779Adverbhe departedἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 12

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AndδὲG1161Conjunction-καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverb[the people] {were} greatlyμετρίωςG3357AdverbrelievedπαρεκλήθησανG3870Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Pluralto takeἤγαγονG71Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularboyπαῖδαG3816Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[home] aliveζῶνταG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular

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