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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7 On 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.

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

9 And 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.

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

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

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction On Ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular first [day] μιᾷ G1520 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural week σαββάτων G4521 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural we ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural came together συνηγμένων G4863 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural to break κλάσαι G2806 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active bread ἄρτον G740 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [Since] Paul Παῦλος G3972 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular was ready μέλλων G3195 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular to leave ἐξιέναι G1826 Verb - Present Infinitive Active the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular next day ἐπαύριον G1887 Adverb he talked διελέγετο G1256 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular to them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural and τε G5037 Conjunction kept on παρέτεινέν G3905 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular speaking λόγον G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular until μέχρι G3360 Preposition midnight μεσονυκτίου G3317 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 8

Original words

Now δὲ G1161 Conjunction there were Ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural many ἱκαναὶ G2425 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural lamps λαμπάδες G2985 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular upper room ὑπερῴῳ G5253 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular where οὗ G3757 Adverb we were ἦμεν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural gathered συνηγμένοι G4863 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 9

Original words

And δέ G1161 Conjunction a certain τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular young man νεανίας G3494 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular named ὀνόματι G3686 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Eutychus Εὔτυχος G2161 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular seated καθεζόμενος G2516 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular window θυρίδος G2376 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular was sinking into καταφερόμενος G2702 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular a deep βαθεῖ G901 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular sleep ὕπνῳ G5258 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular as Paul Παύλου G3972 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular talked διαλεγομένου G1256 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition and on πλεῖον G4119 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative When he was sound κατενεχθεὶς G2702 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular - ἀπὸ G575 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular asleep ὕπνου G5258 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular he fell ἔπεσεν G4098 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . κάτω G2736 Adverb from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular third story τριστέγου G5152 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction was picked up ἤρθη G142 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular dead νεκρός G3498 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 10

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Paul Παῦλος G3972 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular went down καταβὰς G2597 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular threw [himself] on ἐπέπεσεν G1968 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the young man] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction embraced [him] συμπεριλαβὼν G4843 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular {Do} not Μὴ G3361 Adverb be alarmed θορυβεῖσθε G2350 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural he said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - γὰρ G1063 Conjunction He αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular still alive ψυχὴ G5590 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 11

Original words

Then δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Paul] went back upstairs Ἀναβὰς G305 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction broke κλάσας G2806 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular bread ἄρτον G740 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction ate γευσάμενος G1089 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular And τε G5037 Conjunction after speaking ὁμιλήσας G3656 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv ἐφ’ G1909 Preposition vvv ἱκανόν G2425 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular until ἄχρι G891 Preposition daybreak αὐγῆς G827 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - οὕτως G3779 Adverb he departed ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 12

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction - καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb [the people] {were} greatly μετρίως G3357 Adverb relieved παρεκλήθησαν G3870 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural to take ἤγαγον G71 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular boy παῖδα G3816 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [home] alive ζῶντα G2198 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular

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