Acts 20:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.

And there were many lights in the upper chamber. This not to be regarded as a mere piece of graphic detail by an eye-witness (as Howson and Hackett regard it), but rather as increasing the heat and contributing to drowsiness (as suggested by Webster and Wilkinson); and the next clause seems to confirm this.

Where they were gathered together - but the true reading beyond doubt is, 'where we were gathered together х eesan (G2258) of the Received Text is supported only by some cursives and later writers; all the Uncials have eemen (G2252)].

Acts 20:8

8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.