King James Version
Acts 20:11 in the King James Version says “When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, s...” — study this verse from Acts chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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.”
Acts 20:11 · KJV
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.
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
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.
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
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.
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“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“eaten”
G1089to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“a long while”
G2425competent (as if coming in season), i.e., ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
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