KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 20:9
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
WEB World English Bible
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 story, and was taken up dead.
ASV American Standard Version
And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and there was sitting a certain youth, by name Eutychus, upon the window—being borne down by a deep sleep, Paul discoursing long—he having sunk down from the sleep, fell down from the third story, and was lifted up dead.
Surrounding context — Acts 20
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.
12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καθεζόμενοςG2516 · kathezomaito sit downδέG1161 · dethenτιςG5100 · tisoneνεανίαςG3494 · neaniasyoung manὀνόματιG3686 · onomanameΕὔτυχοςG2161 · EutuchosEutychusἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoθυρίδος,G2376 · thuriswindowκαταφερόμενοςG2702 · katapherōto vote againstὕπνῳG5258 · hupnossleepβαθεῖ,G901 · bathusdeepδιαλεγομένουG1256 · dialegōto disputeτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠαύλουG3972 · PaulosPaulἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstπλεῖον,G4119 · pleiōn, pleiongreaterκατενεχθεὶςG2702 · katapherōto vote againstἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoὕπνουG5258 · hupnossleepἔπεσενG4098 · piptōto collapseἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoτριστέγουG5152 · tristegosthird storyκάτωG2736 · katōunderκαὶG2532 · kaiandἤρθηG142 · airōto take upνεκρός.G3498 · nekrosdead
Cross-references
Mark 13:36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.Matthew 26:40-41And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?Mark 9:26And [the spirit] cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.Jonah 1:5-6Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that [were] in the ship into the sea, to lighten [it] of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.1 Kings 17:19And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.Acts 14:19And there came thither [certain] Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew [him] out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
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