Acts 20:7-12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

Troas.
7.
The first clear reference to the keeping of the Lord's Day, with which may be compared 1 Corinthians 16:2. The expression 'Lord's Day' first occurs Revelation 1:10. The disciples] RV 'we,' indicating the presence of St. Luke. To break bread] i.e. to celebrate the Lord's Supper. This was now clearly the stated Christian service on the Lord's Day. As the Jewish days began at sunset, probably the Christians assembled on Saturday evening, as we should call it: see further on Acts 2:46; Acts 2:47.

Acts 20:7-12

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 taken up dead.

10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

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