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Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, “Don’t be troubled, for his life is in him.”
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. They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted.
Acts 20:10-12 sits inside this longer paragraph.
On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight. There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together. A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead. Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, “Don’t be troubled, for his life is in him.”
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. They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted.
Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, “Don’t be troubled, for his life is in him.”
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.
They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted.
Paul went doune and fell on him and embrased him and sayde: make nothinge ado for his lyfe is in him.
When he was come vp agayne he brake breed and tasted and comened a longe whyle even tyll the mornynge and so departed.
And they brought the youge man a lyve and were not alytell comforted.
But Paul went downe, and layde himselfe vpon him, and embraced him, saying, Trouble not your selues: for his life is in him.
Then when Paul was come vp againe, and had broken bread, and eaten, hauing spoken a long while till the dawning of the day, hee so departed.
And they brought the boye aliue, and they were not a litle comforted.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain On v10 10. He lay down upon him. We know that…
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 stretch himself upon the young man, I think it was done to no other end, save only that he might more easily stir up himself unto prayer. It is all one as if he should mix himself with the dead man, And, peradventure, this was done for the imitation of Elisha, of whom the sacred history doth report the same thing (2 Kings 4:34). Yet the vehemency of his affection did more move him than the emulation of the prophet. For that stretching of himself upon him doth more provoke him to crave his life with all his heart at the hands of the Lord. So when he embraceth the body of the dead man, by this gesture he declared that he offered it to God to be quickened, and out of the text we may gather that he did not depart from embracing it until he knew that the life was restored again.
Be ye not troubled. We must note that Paul took great care principally for this cause, lest that sorrowful event should shake the faith of the godly, and should trouble their minds. Nevertheless, the Lord did, as it were, seal up and establish that last sermon which Paul made at Troas. When he saith that his soul is in him, he doth not deny that he was dead, because by this means he should extinguish the glory of the miracle; but the meaning of these words is, that his life was restored through the grace of God. I do not restrain that which followeth, to wit, that they were greatly comforted through the joy which they had by reason of the young man which was restored to life; but I do also comprehend the confirmation of faith, seeing God gave them such an excellent testimony of his love.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv10–12 10 And Paul went down, and fell on him,…
10 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 because he knew it should return, he speaks of it as a done thing.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv10–12 Fell on him; as Elijah on the widow of…
Fell on him; as Elijah on the widow of Zarephath’s dead son, 1Ki 17:21, and Elisha on the Shunammite’s son, 2Ki 4:34.
His life is in him; not but that he had been really dead, as Act 19:9, but that upon the apostle’s prayer (which is to be understood, though it is not here expressed) God had restored the young man to life; or howsoever, because St. Paul knew infallibly he should presently be restored to life, even whilst he spake.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv10–12 When he therefore was come up again,.... Into the…
When he therefore was come up again,.... Into the upper room, where he was before, and where the disciples were gathered together:
and had broken bread and eaten; administered the Lord's supper, and also eat for his bodily refreshment:
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and talked a long while: about the ordinance and the doctrines of the Gospel, and spiritual experience, and such like divine things:
even till break of day; not knowing when to leave off:
so he departed; without taking any rest; though before he departed, what follows was done; it was at this time he left his cloak, books, and parchments here, Ti2 4:13.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv10–12 Paul fell or him - It is observable, our…
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.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv10–11 Verse 10. And Paul - fell on him] επεπεσεν…
Verse 10. And Paul - fell on him] επεπεσεν αυτω, Stretched himself upon him, in the same manner as Elisha did on the Shunammite's son, 2Kg 4:33-35; though the action of lying on him, in order to communicate warmth to the flesh, might not have been continued so long as in the above instance; nor indeed was it necessary, as the natural warmth had not yet left the body of Eutychus; but the son of the Shunammite had been some time dead.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv10–12 And fell on him ... - Probably stretching himself…
And fell on him ... - Probably stretching himself on him as Elisha did on the Shunammite’s son, 2Ki 4:33-35. It was an act of tenderness and compassion, evincing a strong desire to restore him to life.
Trouble not yourselves - They would doubtless be thrown into great consternation by such an event. Paul therefore endeavoured to compose their minds by the assurance that he would live.
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For his life is in him - He is restored to life. This has all the appearance of having been a miracle. Life was restored to him as Paul spoke.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv10, 12 His soul is in him. He was taken up…
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.) The girl is not dead, but asleep. (Witham)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv10–11 Paul . . . fell on him--like Elisha (Kg2…
Paul . . . fell on him--like Elisha (Kg2 4:34).
his life is in him--now restored; compare Mar 5:39.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv10–12 10. Fell on him—Paul is now doubtless, conscious of…
10. Fell on him—Paul is now doubtless, conscious of the same miraculous power and impulse as inspired Elijah and Elisha to embrace the dead to redeem them from death, (1Ki_17:21; 2Ki_4:34.)
His life is in him—Life or soul. It was not until after Paul’s miraculous embrace that it became true that his life was in him.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv10–12 10. And Paul … fell on him] The access…
10. 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 (1Ki_17:21) and of Elisha (2Ki_4:34). No doubt the Apostle, like the Old Testament prophets, accompanied his action with a cry unto the Lord.
and embracing him said] As he clasped the child in his arms, he would feel the returning motion, and know that his prayer was heard. The boy seems to have been left to the care of some members (perhaps women) of the congregation, who tended him till the service was over.
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Trouble not yourselves] The Rev. Ver. gives “Make ye no ado,” evidently conforming to the rendering of this same Greek word in Mar_5:39, but while in English we find “this ado” and “much ado” and “no more ado,” the expression “no ado” seems not to occur. The two open syllables are not agreeable, and that probably caused the combination to be avoided. What the Apostle means is, “Don’t make any tumult or distress yourselves.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv10–11 (10) Paul went down, and fell on him, and…
(10) Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him . . .—The act reminds us of those of Elijah (1Ki_17:21), and Elisha (2Ki_4:34). The close contact, the clasp of warm affection, gave a new intensity to the prayer of faith, and, as a current of vitality passed, as it were, from the one body to the other, enabled the Apostle to feel that the heart had not ceased to beat, and to give the calming assurance, “his life is in him.” The whole scene is painted, as before, vividly, as by an eye-witness. We have to think of the cries of alarm, the rush of men down the staircase from the third floor with lamps and torches in their hands, the wail of sorrow on finding what looked like death, the undisturbed calmness of the Apostle, sure that his prayer was answered, and returning quietly, leaving the motionless body in the cool night air, to finish the interrupted discourse.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv10–12 Make ye no ado for trouble not yourselves, A.V.…
Make ye no ado for trouble not yourselves, A.V. Fell on him, and embracing him said; imitating the action of Elijah and Elisha (1Ki_17:17-21; 2Ki_4:34) Make ye no ado (mh qorubeisqe). Qorubov and qorubeisqai are words especially used of the lamentations made for the dead. Thus when Jesus came to the house of Jairus, he found the multitude outside the house, qoruboumenon, "making a tumult." This is still more clearly brought out inrubon), Mar_5:38, 39, "He beholdeth a tumult (qo) and many weeping and wailing greatly. And... he saith unto them, Why make yea tumult (qorubeisqe), and weep? The child is not dead, but sleepeth." In exactly the same way St. Paul here calms the rising sobs and wailings of the people standing round the body of Eutychus, by saying, Mh qorubeisqe," Do not wail over him as dead, for his life is in him."
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v12 And they brought the young man alive and were…
Act_20:12
And they brought the young man alive and were not a little comforted.
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Young men and the Church
I. Young men need to be brought to life.
1. Ye must be born again applies to them as to all.
2. Yet, of all men, the young are most apt to overlook this necessity. For what is more suggestive of vigorous life than a young man? He is alive all over--thoughts, affections, physical energies.
3. All this, however, may be dead to God and righteousness, and be dead to his true interests, his high duties, and his immortal destiny.
4. There is but one method by which young or old can be brought to life--union with Christ through faith. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life, etc.
II. Young men when brought to life should be all alive. Spiritual life should quicken and animate all their powers for God. This effect is not invariably seen. Many of our young people are not fully consecrated. We miss in the Church the go which is so palpable in the world. This may arise from the discouraging way in which they are received by the Church. It is strange but true that in too many communities the young are looked upon with suspicion, and their new enthusiasm thus receives an early chill. Hence--
III. The Church should bring its young men alive. They are Gods gift to the Church which should--
1. Take them under its protection.
2. Give them the benefit of its experience.
3. Encourage the full exercise of all their powers.
4. Give them a share in its work or government.
Young life is of the greatest value to the Church, and if repressed what will become of the Church a few years hence? Let the elders, then, train the young for those offices which must soon become vacant. A sure test of a Churchs strength or weakness is the way it treats its young men.
IV. Young men alive should minister to the comfort of the Church. Often suspicion arises from the restlessness and impulsiveness which irritate older men. Respect the aged; remember their services; do not rush reforms; bide your time, it is surely coming and you can afford to wait. And in the meantime go as far with the elders as you can, and endeavour to allay prejudices by thoughtful consideration for others, and by humility before God. (J. W. Burn.)
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain On vv10–12 See notes on verse 8
See notes on verse 8
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v11 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
This is the end of the part of the story about Paul's preaching at Troas and about Eutychus.
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General Information:
Here the word "he" refers to Paul.
broke bread
Bread was a common food during meals. Here "break bread" probably means they shared a meal with more kinds of food than just bread. (See: Synecdoche)
he left
"he went away"
the boy
This refers to Eutychus (Acts 20:09). Possible meanings are 1) he was a young man over 14 years old or 2) he was a boy between 9 and 14 years old or 3) the word "boy" implies that he was a servant or a slave.
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