καταβὰς : by the outside staircase common in Eastern houses. ἐπέπεσεν αὐτῷ καὶ συμ., cf. 1 Kings 17:21-22; 2 Kings 4:34; there as here the purport of the act was a restoration to life. Μὴ θορ.: “make ye no ado,” R.V., cf. Mark 5:39 (Mark 9:23), where the word is used of the loud weeping and wailing of the mourners in the East; see above on Acts 9:39. ἡ γὰρ ψ., see above.
Verse Acts 20:10. _AND PAUL - FELL ON HIM_] επεπεσεν αυτω, Stretched himself upon him, in the same manner as Elisha did on the Shunammite's son, 2 Kings 4:33-12; though the action of lying on him, in...
AND FELL ON HIM ... - Probably stretching himself on him as Elisha did on the Shunammite’s son, 2 Kings 4:33. It was an act of tenderness and compassion, evincing a strong desire to restore him to lif...
CHAPTER 20 __ 1. Paul in Macedonia (Acts 20:1). 2. His abode in Greece, the visit to Troas and what transpired there (Acts 20:3). 3. The journey from Troas to Miletus (Acts 20:13). 4. The farewell...
STORY OF EUTYCHUS. Paul speaks of the first day of the week in 1 Corinthians 16:2, but not of a breaking of bread on that day, which appears here as an established usage (_cf. Acts 24:2_). It is Paul'...
On the first day of the week, when we had gathered together to break bread, Paul, who was about to leave on the next day, spoke to them, and he prolonged his talk until midnight. There were many lamps...
SETTING OUT FOR JERUSALEM (Acts 20:1-6)...
EMBRACING. Greek. _sumperilambano._ Only here. Compare 1 Kings 17:21; 2 Kings 4:34. TROUBLE... YOURSELVES. Greek. _thorubeomai._ See Acts 17:5. NOT. Greek. _me_. App-105. It was midnight. Any loud
_And Paul … fell on him_ The access to Eastern houses was by a staircase on the outside, so that the way down would be at hand. The action of the Apostle recalls that of Elijah (1 Kings 17:21) and of...
PAUL PREACHES AT TROAS. EUTYCHUS IS RESTORED TO LIFE...
ΚΑΤΑΒᾺΣ ΔΈ Ὁ ΠΑΥ͂ΛΟΣ ἘΠΈΠΕΣΕΝ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ι, _and Paul went down and fell on him_. The access to Eastern houses was by a staircase on the outside, so that the way down would be at hand. The action of the Ap...
_PAUL'S LAST VISIT TO TROAS ACTS 20:7-12:_ At Troas Paul and his companions came together with the church to break bread. As the disciples were gathered Paul preached to them until midnight because he...
ΚΑΤΑΒΆΣ _aor. act. part. (conymcme.)_ от ΚΑΤΑΒΑΊΝΩ (G2597) нисходить, ΈΠΈΠΕΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΠΙΠΊΠΤΩ (G1968) падать на кого-л., с _dat._ ΣΥΜΠΕΡΙΛΑΒΏΝ _aor. act. part. (conymcme.)_ от ΣΥΜΠΕΡΙΛ...
AND PAUL—FELL ON HIM,— This expression probably signifies that St. Paul threw himself on the body, as Elijah and Elisha did on those whom they intended to raise by the power of God, 1 Kings 17:21. 2 K...
AT PHILIPPI. Acts 20:6 a. Acts 20:6 a And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, ACTS 20:6 A To arrive here Paul had to make a day's journey off the main road. But the chur...
See notes on verse 8...
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. AND PAUL WENT DOWN, AND FELL ON HIM - just as Elijah did upon the dead son of the woman...
38 After showing them that the men they had led to the theater were not guilty of any overt act against the temple or goddess he reminds them that there are legal means of redress for any wrong which...
20:10 life (e-19) Or 'soul.'...
THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED) 1-6. Paul in Macedonia and Greece. St. Paul waited at Ephesus until the return of Timothy and Erastus, and left Ephesus shortly after Pentecost, 55 a.d. (1 Corinth...
Troas. 7. The first clear reference to the keeping of the Lord's Day, with which may be compared 1 Corinthians 16:2. The expression 'Lord's Day' first occurs Revelation 1:10. THE DISCIPLES] RV 'we,' i...
HIS LIFE is in HIM] It has been argued both here and at Matthew 9:24 that the death was only apparent; but St. Luke, who was a medical man, and was present, says expressly that Eutychus was dead. We h...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 20 PAUL TRAVELS THROUGH MACEDONIA AND GREECE, 20:1-6 V1 After the *riot, Paul sent for the *believers and he encouraged them. Then he said good...
PAUL WENT DOWN, AND FELL ON HIM, AND EMBRACING HIM... — The act reminds us of those of Elijah (1 Kings 17:21), and Elisha (2 Kings 4:34). The close contact, the clasp of warm affection, gave a new int...
A MESSENGER OF TRUTH AND LIFE Acts 20:1 The Second Epistle to the Corinthians should be read with the introductory verses of this chapter, as it reveals the Apostle's inner mind at this time. He seem...
Restful and mastered by Christ, Paul was yet restless and resistless in devotion to the enterprise of his Lord. These facts are evident throughout this chapter. We follow him in rapid movements, alway...
Paul's Stay In Troas Luke's seemingly casual comment that Paul and his company stayed seven days in Troas actually serves to enlighten us as to the custom of worship in New Testament times. They came...
_His soul is in him. He was taken up dead. (ver. 9.) These words then of St. Paul, may either signify that now he is again alive, or will be in a very short time, as when Christ said, (Matthew ix. 24....
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. (8) And there were...
We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
− 10._He lay down upon him. _We know that the apostles, in working miracles, did sometimes use certain external rites, whereby they might give the glory to God, the author. And now, whereas Paul doth...
But let us return to the history of Paul. After the uproar has ceased he sends for the disciples, embraces them, and departs for Macedonia; he visits that whole country, and comes into Greece. The beg...
AND PAUL WENT DOWN,.... From the upper room, where they were assembled, into the court, yard, or street, where he fell; or into the lower room of the house, where he was brought when taken up. The apo...
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing _him_ said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. Ver. 10. _His life is in him_] After that Paul prayed for him, life returned; or else be...
_And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples_ As was usual with them on that day; _came together_ From different parts; _to break bread_ That is, to celebrate the Lord's supper. It is well...
AND PAUL WENT DOWN, AND FELL ON HIM, AND EMBRACING HIM SAID, TROUBLE NOT YOURSELVES, FOR HIS LIFE IS IN HIM....
Paul at Troas:...
Finally Paul follows Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia, leaving a field of labor that had been most fruitful. How long he spent in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea we are not told, but he gave them muc...
BUT PAUL WENT DOWN, FELL ON HIM, AND EMBRACING _HIM_ SAID, " DO NOT TROUBLE YOURSELVES, FOR HIS LIFE IS IN HIM. " 1. Paul assures those gathered around that all is going to be OK. 2. Some have sugge...
"And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; for his life is in him"Fell on him, and embracing him": As Elijah (1 Kings 2:19 ff) and Elisha (2 Kings 2:32) did with cer...
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 anoth...
FELL ON HIM; as Elijah on the widow of Zarephath's dead son, 1 KINGS 17:21, and Elisha on the Shunammite's son, 2 KINGS 4:34. HIS LIFE IS IN HIM; not but that he had been really dead, as ACTS 19:9, bu...
Acts 20:10 But G1161 Paul G3972 down G2597 (G5631) on G1968 (G5627) him G846 and G2532 embracing...
‘ And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, “Make no fuss, for his life is in him.' But Paul in the quiet confidence of faith went down and stretched himself out on the young man, e...
THE SIGN OF THE RAISING OF EUTYCHUS: PAUL HURRIES ON (20:7-16). At this point in the account we are informed of a remarkable confirmation of God's presence with Paul in the raising from the dead of a...
THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM (20:3-21:16). As we read this section of Acts some of it may seem a little pointless and repetitive. But we must recognise in it what Luke is doing. One purpose that he has in...
Acts 20:10. AND PAUL WENT DOWN, AND FELL ON HIM, AND, EMBRACING HIM, SAID, TROUBLE NOT YOURSELVES; FOR HIS LIFE IS IN HIM. The example here of Elijah when he restored to life the dead son of the widow...
FELL ON HIM (επεπεσεν αυτω). Second aorist active indicative of επιπιπτω with dative case as Elijah did (1 Kings 17:21) and Elisha (2 Kings 4:34).EMBRACING (συνπεριλαβων). Second aorist active par...
CONTENTS: Paul goes to Macedonia and Greece. His visits at Troas, Miletus. Paul's conference with the Ephesian elders. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Paul, Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Tim...
Acts 20:4. _There accompanied him Sopater of Berea,_ the son of Pyrrhus, according to the Vulgate. He is called by Paul, Sosipater. Romans 16:21. _Aristarchus,_ who accompanied him to Rome, and _Secun...
THERE WERE MANY LAMPS. These were their source of light. On the "upstairs room," see note on Mark 14:15. EUTYCHUS WAS SITTING IN THE WINDOW. The language implies that he was killed by the fall, and th...
_And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for Macedonia._ READING BETWEEN THE LINES There does not seem to be much in this section of the...
…TROAS, WHERE WE ABODE SEVEN DAYS_._ PAUL AT TROAS I. The “first day of the week” appears to have been the usual period of assembly, and no doubt was selected and consecrated by apostolical authorit...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 20:7. THE FIRST day OF THE WEEK.—Lit., _the first of the Sabbath_, as in 1 Corinthians 16:2, meaning not on one of the Sabbaths or Jewish festivals, but on the first day of the...
EXPOSITION ACTS 20:1 _Having sent for_ …_ and exhorted _for _called unto him, _A.V. and T.R.; _took leave of them, and departed _for _and embraced them, and departed, _A.V. DEPARTED FOR TO GO INTO MA...
Last week we left Paul in Ephesus, in the midst of a near riot in town, as Demetrius the silversmith got together his companions in trade and pointed out how the preaching of Paul was about to put the...
1 Kings 17:21; 1 Kings 17:22; 2 Kings 4:34; 2 Kings 4:35; John 11:11;
Fell on him. Compare 1 Kings 17:21; 2 Kings 4:34. Trouble not yourselves [μ η θ ο ρ υ β ε ι σ θ ε]. Rev., more correctly, make ye no ado. They were beginning to utter passionate outcries. See Matthew...
Paul fell or him — It is observable, our Lord never used this gesture. But Elijah and Elisha did as well as Paul. His life is in him — He is alive again....
How could Eutycus be dead if he had life in him? PROBLEM: Verse nine says he was “taken up dead.” But in the very next verse Paul said, “his life is in him.” SOLUTION: His life was in him only after...