Acts 20 · Verse 10

Acts 20:10

And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
Acts 20:10, King James Version

Acts 20:10 in other translations

BSBBut Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
WEBPaul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, “Don’t be troubled, for his life is in him.”
ASVAnd Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; for his life is in him.
YLTAnd Paul, having gone down, fell upon him, and having embraced him, said, ‘Make no tumult, for his life is in him;'
DARBYBut Paul descending fell upon him, and enfolding him in his arms, said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.
BBEAnd Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.
WebsterAnd Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him, said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

What does Acts 20:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:10-12
10-12. Paul ... fell on him--like Elisha (2Ki 4:34). his life is in him--now restored; compare Mr 5:39.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 10. And fell on him, etc. Probably stretching himself on him as Elisha did on the Shunammite's son, 2Kgs 4:33-35. It was an act of tenderness and compassion, evincing a strong desire to restore him to life.

Trouble not yourselves. They would doubtless be thrown into great consternation by such an event. Paul therefore endeavoured to compose their minds by the assurance that he would live.

For his life is in him. He is restored to life. This has all the appearance of having been a miracle. Life was restored to him as Paul spoke.

(o) "fell on him" 1Kgs 17:21, 2Kgs 4:34

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 And Paul - fell on him - Επεπεσεν αυτῳ, Stretched himself upon him, in the same manner as Elisha did on the Shunammite's son, 2Kgs 4:33-35; though the action of lying on him, in order to communicate warmth to the flesh, might not have been continued so long as in the above instance; nor indeed was it necessary, as the natural warmth had not yet left the body of Eutychus; but the son of the Shunammite had been some time dead.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 20:7-12

Though the disciples read, and meditated, and prayed, and sung apart, and thereby kept up communion with God, yet they came together to worship God, and so kept up their communion with one another. They came together on the first day of the week, the Lord's day. It is to be religiously observed by all disciples of Christ. In the breaking of the bread, not only the breaking of Christ's body for us, to be a sacrifice…

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Acts 20:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καταβὰςkatabasHaving descendedG2597
δὲdehoweverG1161
ὁho<the>G3588
ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaulG3972
ἐπέπεσενepepesenfell uponG1968
αὐτῷautōhimG846
καὶkaiandG2532
συμπεριλαβὼνsumperilabōnhaving embraced [him]G4843
εἶπεν·eipensaid;G2036
μὴmēNotG3361
θορυβεῖσθε·thorubeisthedo be alarmed;G2350
ἡhētheG3588
γὰρgarforG1063
ψυχὴpsuchēlifeG5590
αὐτοῦautouof himG846
ἐνeninG1722
αὐτῷautōhimG846
ἐστιν.estinis.G1510

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 20:10

  • Mark 5:39

    And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

  • John 11:40

    Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

  • Matthew 9:23-24

    And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

  • John 11:11

    These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

  • 1 Kings 17:21-22

    And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

  • Luke 7:13

    And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

  • 2 Kings 4:34-35

    And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and fell.
1Ki 17:21,22; 2Ki 4:34,35
Trouble.
Mt 9:24; Mr 5:39; Lu 7:13; Joh 11:11,40

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Context

  • Acts 20:9

    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.

  • Acts 20:10

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

  • Acts 20:11

    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.

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Acts 20:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces descendió Pablo, y derribóse sobre él, y abrazándole, dijo: No os alborotéis, que su alma está en él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais Paul étant descendu, se pencha sur lui, et l’ayant embrassé, il dit: Ne soyez pas troublés, car son âme est en lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Paulus aber ging hinab und fiel auf ihn, und, ihn umfassend, sagte er: Machet keinen Lärm, denn seine Seele ist in ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ad quem cum descendisset Paulus, incubuit super eum: et complexus dixit: Nolite turbari, anima enim ipsius in ipso est.