Acts 20:12
The other people took the young man home, and were greatly encouraged because he was alive again.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 40:1Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
Ephesians 6:22That is the reason that I am sending him to you; I want you to know ◄how my companions and I are/what is happening to my companions and me►, and I want him to encourage you [SYN].
1 Thessalonians 4:18Because all this is true, encourage/comfort each other by reminding each other of this teaching.
1 Thessalonians 5:14My fellow believers, we urge that you warn believers who will not work in order to ◄ obtain/earn the money to buy► things that they need to live. Tell them that they are behaving wrongly. We urge you that you encourage believers who are fearful (OR, discouraged), and that you help all people who are weak in any way. We also urge you to be patient with everyone.
Matthew Henry on Acts 20:8-13
Paul Preaches at Troas; The Recovery of Eutychus. 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… Read the whole commentary →