KJV King James Version
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
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Acts 20:8
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
WEB World English Bible
There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.
ASV American Standard Version
And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and there were many lamps in the upper chamber where they were gathered together,
Surrounding context — Acts 20
5 These going before tarried for us at Troas.
6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
7 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 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.
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Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.Luke 22:12And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
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