Acts 20:12
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
Acts 20:12 in other translations
| BSB | And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive. |
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| WEB | They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted. |
| ASV | And they brought the lad alive, and were not a little comforted. |
| YLT | and they brought up the lad alive, and were comforted in no ordinary measure. |
| DARBY | And they brought away the boy alive, and were no little comforted. |
| BBE | And they took the boy in, living, and were greatly comforted. |
| Webster | And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. |
What does Acts 20:12 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.
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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…
Acts 20:12 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 20:12
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
- 2 Corinthians 1:4
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
- Isaiah 40:1
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:2
And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
- Ephesians 6:22
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18
Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
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Context
- 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.
- Acts 20:12
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
- Acts 20:13
And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
Acts 20:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y llevaron al mozo vivo, y fueron consolados no poco. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils amenèrent le jeune garçon vivant, et furent extrêmement consolés. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie brachten aber den Knaben lebendig und wurden nicht wenig getröstet. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Adduxerunt autem puerum viventem, et consolati sunt non minime. |