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.
When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten - literally, 'and had broken the bread х ton (G3588) arton (G740) appears to be the true reading] and tasted' х geusamenos (G1089)]. The former expression seems plainly to denote the celebration of the Lord's Supper; their intention to do so being expressed in Acts 20:7, but their actually doing it nowhere if not here. The latter expression, 'and had tasted,' is nowhere used of the celebration of the Supper, whereas in Acts 10:10 (Gr.) it is applied to taking a common meal; and since only the apostle himself is here said to have tasted, it must be meant to denote his taking some refreshment before setting out on his long foot-journey, which, as he had spent the whole night preaching and talking, would be indispensable to him.
And talked a long while, even until break of day, so he departed. How life-like is this record of dear Christian fellowship-as free and gladsome as, in such circumstances, it must have been peculiarly solemn! See Ecclesiastes 9:7.