Acts 20:11 Parallel Translations

Then Eutychus went upstairs again, broke the bread, and ate. Paul talked with the people for a long time, until sunrise, and then left.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

BBE:

And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away.

DBY:

And having gone up, and having broken the bread, and eaten, and having long spoken until daybreak, so he went away.

ERV:

And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

WEY:

Then he went upstairs again, broke bread, and took some food; and after a long conversation which was continued till daybreak, at last he parted from them.

WBS:

When he had come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and discoursed a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

WEB:

When he had gone up, and had broken bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.

YLT:

and having come up, and having broken bread, and having tasted, for a long time also having talked -- till daylight, so he went forth,

Acts 20:11 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Acts 20:7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

20:11,12 When he... had broken bread, and eaten. Opinions are divided whether the Lord's Supper had been celebrated before his long discourse and this was a common meal just before his departure in the early morning, or whether these words allude to the celebration of the Lord's Supper. I incline to the last opinion. The fact that the same phraseology is used in both places shows that they refer to the same thing. Some, however, insist that if this be true, the Lord's Supper was celebrated on Monday morning before day. This does not necessarily follow. The Jews began their day at sunset. Sunday began at sunset of what he call Saturday. The early churches, composed in large part of Jews at first, often followed the Jewish custom. It is probable that this meeting at Troas began at the close of the Sabbath, in the evening, was continued through the night, the Lord's Supper being celebrated in the latter part of the night, before dawn of Sunday, and that at daybreak Paul departed. He had remained over a week to have the privilege of observing the Lord's Supper with them. So, too, he remained a week with the disciples at Tyre (Ac 21:4) and with the brethren at Puteoli (Ac 28:14).

WES:

20:11 So departed - Without taking any rest at all.

MHC:

20:7-12 Though the disciples read, and meditated, and prayed, and sung apart, and thereby kept up communion with God, yet they came together to worship God, and so kept up their communion with one another. They came together on the first day of the week, the Lord's day. It is to be religiously observed by all disciples of Christ. In the breaking of the bread, not only the breaking of Christ's body for us, to be a sacrifice for our sins, is remembered, but the breaking of Christ's body to us, to be food and a feast for our souls, is signified. In the early times it was the custom to receive the Lord's supper every Lord's day, thus celebrating the memorial of Christ's death. In this assembly Paul preached. The preaching of the gospel ought to go with the sacraments. They were willing to hear, he saw they were so, and continued his speech till midnight. Sleeping when hearing the word, is an evil thing, a sign of low esteem of the word of God. We must do what we can to prevent being sleepy; not put ourselves to sleep, but get our hearts affected with the word we hear, so as to drive sleep far away. Infirmity requires tenderness; but contempt requires severity. It interrupted the apostle's preaching; but was made to confirm his preaching. Eutychus was brought to life again. And as they knew not when they should have Paul's company again, they made the best use of it they could, and reckoned a night's sleep well lost for that purpose. How seldom are hours of repose broken for the purposes of devotion! but how often for mere amusement or sinful revelry! So hard is it for spiritual life to thrive in the heart of man! so naturally do carnal practices flourish there!

CONC:

Ate Bread Break Broke Broken Continued Conversation Conversed Dawn Daybreak Daylight Departed Discoursed Eaten Forth Parted Paul Spoken Talked Talking Tasted Till Upstairs

Ate Bread Break Broken Conversation Dawn Departed Discoursed Eaten Food Forth Paul Talked Talking Tasted Time Upstairs

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