Eutychus Falls from the Window
During Paul's lengthy sermon at Troas, a young man named Eutychus falls asleep and tumbles from a third-story window to his death, but Paul raises him back to life through God's power.
Acts 20:7-12
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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. The congregation gathered in an upper chamber on the third loft of a house in Troas, and many lights were burning. Paul, knowing this would be his last opportunity to minister to them, continued his speech until midnight.
There sat in a window a young man named Eutychus, who was listening to Paul's discourse. As Paul prolonged his speech, Eutychus was overcome with sleep. As he sank down with sleep, he fell from the third loft down to the ground below. Those present rushed down and took him up dead.
Paul went down and fell on him, and embracing him said, 'Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.' The power of God that raised Jesus from the dead was present to restore life to this young man.
When Paul had come up again into the upper chamber and had broken bread and eaten, he talked a long while, even till break of day, and so departed. The miracle had not shortened his message. And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
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In the city of Troas, all the Christians gathered together on Sunday evening to hear Paul preach. They met in a room on the third floor of a house. There were lots of oil lamps burning, making the room warm and bright. Paul had so much to teach them that he kept preaching and preaching, even until midnight!
A young man named Eutychus was sitting by the window listening to Paul. It got later and later, and Eutychus started feeling very sleepy. His eyes got heavier and heavier. Even though he wanted to stay awake and listen, he just couldn't keep his eyes open anymore. Eutychus fell fast asleep right there in the window!
Suddenly, Eutychus tumbled right out of the window! He fell all the way down from the third floor to the ground below. Everyone rushed downstairs to help him, but when they got there, they found that Eutychus was dead.
But Paul hurried down the stairs too. He bent down and hugged Eutychus, and then Paul said, 'Don't worry! His life is in him!' God's power worked through Paul, and Eutychus came back to life! Everyone was so happy and amazed. They brought Eutychus back upstairs, and he was perfectly fine.
Then Paul kept on teaching them until the sun came up in the morning. He had so much to tell them about Jesus! Everyone went home that day feeling so happy and comforted because they had seen God's amazing power.
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Scripture — Acts 20:7-12 (KJV)
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.
8And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
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.
10And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
11When 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.
12And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
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“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.”
— Acts 20:7 (KJV)
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What is the story of “Eutychus Falls from the Window” in the Bible?
During Paul's lengthy sermon at Troas, a young man named Eutychus falls asleep and tumbles from a third-story window to his death, but Paul raises him back to life through God's power. This story is found in Acts 20:7-12.
Where is “Eutychus Falls from the Window” found in the Bible?
“Eutychus Falls from the Window” is found in Acts 20:7-12, in the book of Acts.
What can children learn from “Eutychus Falls from the Window”?
This story teaches children about Resurrection Power, Preaching, Fellowship, Divine Miracles, Perseverance. A young man falls out of a window during Paul's long sermon and dies, but God brings him back to life through Paul's prayer.