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Acts 20:10

Paul
The resurrectionMiracles and God's intervention

8 Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.

9 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.

But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”

11 Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.

12 And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
KJV
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
WEB
Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, “Don’t be troubled, for his life is in him.”
ASV
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; for his life is in him.
DARBY
But Paul descending fell upon him, and enfolding [him] [in his arms], said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.
BLB
But Paul, having descended, fell upon him, and having embraced [him], he said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him!”
ÅB
Men Paulus gikk ned og kastet seg over ham og favnet ham og sa: Vær ikke urolige! hans sjel er i ham.
OTB
Paulus gikk ned, kastet seg over ham, og omfavnet ham, sa: "Ikke vær engstelige, for han lever."
B1930
Men Paulus gikk ned og kastet sig over ham og favnet ham og sa: Vær ikke urolige! hans sjel er i ham.

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Cross references

  • Mark 5:39

    He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”

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  • John 11:40

    Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

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  • Matthew 9:23–24

    When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.

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  • John 11:11

    After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”

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  • 1 Kings 17:21–22

    Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”

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  • Luke 7:13

    When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

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  • 2 Kings 4:34–35

    Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.

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