“ And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. ”
Not a little comforted - By the fact that he was alive; perhaps also strengthened by the evidence that a miracle had been performed.
Story of Eutychus. Paul speaks of the first day of the week in 1 Corinthians 16:2 , but not of a breaking of bread on that day, which appears here as an established usage ( cf. Acts 24:2 ). It i...
young man . Greek. pais. App-108. Not the same as Acts 20:9 . a little . moderately. Greek. metrios. Only here. Figure of speech Tapeinosis. App-6. comforted . Greek. parakaleo. App-134...
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. And they brought the young man alive. There is a manifestly designed contrast between the statement 'taken up dead' ( Ac...
Third Missionary Journey (continued) 1-6. Paul in Macedonia and Greece. St. Paul waited at Ephesus until the return of Timothy and Erastus, and left Ephesus shortly after Pentecost, 55 a.d. ( 1 Co...
a Messenger of Truth and Life Acts 20:1-12 The Second Epistle to the Corinthians should be read with the introductory verses of this chapter, as it reveals the Apostle's inner mind at this time...
Restful and mastered by Christ, Paul was yet restless and resistless in devotion to the enterprise of his Lord. These facts are evident throughout this chapter. We follow him in rapid movements, alwa...
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 wer...
And they brought the young man alive ,.... Up into the upper room, and presented him alive to the disciples: and were not a little comforted ; that is, the disciples, at the sight of the young man...
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. Ver. 12. And were not a little comforted ] Not so much for the young man's recovery, as for the love of God sealed up unto t...
Finally Paul follows Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia, leaving a field of labor that had been most fruitful. How long he spent in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea we are not told, but he gave them mu...
Paul Preaches at Troas; The Recovery of Eutychus. 7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break...
They rejoiced not only that the young man was restored to life, but that by this means the gospel was attested to, and many confirmed in the belief of it.
The Journey to Jerusalem (20:3-21:16). As we read this section of Acts some of it may seem a little pointless and repetitive. But we must recognise in it what Luke is doing. One purpose that he ha...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 20:7 . The first day of the week .—Lit., the first of the Sabbath , as in 1 Corinthians 16:2 , meaning not on one of the Sabbaths or Jewish festivals, but on the first...
Acts 20:4 . There accompanied him Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, according to the Vulgate. He is called by Paul, Sosipater. Romans 16:21 . Aristarchus, who accompanied him to Rome, and...
And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for Macedonia. Reading between the lines There does not seem to be much in this section of t...
EXPOSITION Acts 20:1 Having sent for … and exhorted for called unto him, A.V. and T.R.; took leave of them, and departed for and embraced them, and departed, A.V. Departed for to...
Paul at Troas:
1 Thessalonians 3:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:18 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:11 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:14 ; 2 Corinthians 1:4 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:16 ; Acts 20:10 ; Ephesians 6:22 ; Isaiah 40:1
And they brought the young man alive — But alas! How many of those who have allowed themselves to sleep under sermons, or as it were to dream awake, have slept the sleep of eternal death, and falle...