Acts 20:12

And they brought the boy home alive and were comforted beyond measure.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

In Context

11Then Paul went back upstairs, and after he had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with the disciples for a long time, until dawn; that was how he departed.

13Then we went to the ship and set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there, for that is what he had arranged, since he himself intended to go by land.

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Cross References

Ephesians 6:22I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.

1 Thessalonians 4:18Therefore encourage one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 5:14And we urge you, brothers, to admonish those who are idle, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, and be patient toward all.

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 →

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