⁷And upon ^tthe first day of the week, when ^athe disciples came together to ^ubreak bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. ⁸And there were many ^vlights in ^wthe upper chamber, where they were gathered together. ⁹And there sat in a ^xwindow 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 ^yloft, and was taken up dead.

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Footnotes

t 1 Cor. 16:2. So Rev. 1:10.
aver. 7, 30. See ch. 11:26.
uver. 11. ch. 2:42, 46. 1 Cor. 10:16. & 11:20–24.
vRather as Matt. 25:1, &c. So John 18:3. Rev. 4:5. & 8:10.
wSee ch. 1:13.
y 1 Kin. 17:19 (Engl.).

Cross references

x 2 Macc. 3:19. 2 Cor 11:33.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered. And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

On the first day of the week, we assembled to break bread. Paul spoke to them, and since he was about to depart the next day, he kept on talking until midnight. There were many lamps in the room upstairs where we were assembled, and a young man named Eutychus was sitting on a window sill and sank into a deep sleep as Paul kept on talking. When he was overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

NLTNew Living Translation

On the first day of the week, we gathered with the local believers to share in the Lord’s Supper. Paul was preaching to them, and since he was leaving the next day, he kept talking until midnight. The upstairs room where we met was lighted with many flickering lamps. As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And on the first day of the week, when we had assembled to break bread, Paul began conversing with them, because he was going to leave on the next day, and he extended his message until midnight. Now there were quite a few lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered. And a certain young man named Eutychus who was sitting in the window was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul was conversing at length. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.