KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 20:11
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having come up, and having broken bread, and having tasted, for a long time also having talked—till daylight, so he went forth,
Surrounding context — Acts 20
8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing [him] said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
11 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.
12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
13 And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
14 And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀναβὰςG305 · anabainōto ascendδὲG1161 · dethenκαὶG2532 · kaiandκλάσαςG2806 · klaōto breakτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄρτονG740 · artosbreadκαὶG2532 · kaiandγευσάμενος,G1089 · geuōto tasteἐφ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstἱκανόνG2425 · hikanossufficientτεG5037 · teand/bothὁμιλήσαςG3656 · homileōto talkἄχριG891 · achriuntilαὐγῆς,G827 · augēdaybreakοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)ἐξῆλθεν.G1831 · exerchomaito go out
Cross-references
Acts 20:7And 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.Acts 20:9And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
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