Bible Strands
Acts 20:11
Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — After reviving the fallen young man, Paul returns upstairs to the assembled believers in Troas. He shares a meal and continues teaching them until dawn before departing.
The words — The text highlights κλἱσας (klasas), "having broken," and γευσάμενος (geusamenos), "having eaten," which denote completed actions of sharing food. These participles mark the practical conclusion of the communal gathering following the miracle.
The thread — This sequence mirrors Acts 20:7, where the group gathered on the first day of the week to break bread and receive instruction. The pattern shows a consistent apostolic rhythm of teaching, fellowship, and departure.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that sustained ministry relies on ordinary physical restoration and prolonged instruction. It demands attention to the practical continuity of apostolic work rather than isolated supernatural events.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Acts 20:7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
- Acts 20:9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.