Acts 20:8
“And there were many lights in the vpper chamber where they were gathered together.”
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Acts 20:8 Context
6And wee sailed away from Philippi, after the dayes of vnleauened bread, and came vnto them to Troas in fiue dayes, where we abode seuen daies. 7And vpon the first day of the weeke, when the disciples came together to breake bread, Paul preached vnto them, ready to depart on the morrow, and continued his speach vntill midnight. 8And there were many lights in the vpper chamber where they were gathered together. 9And there sate in a window a certaine yong man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deepe sleepe, and as Paul was long preaching, hee sunke downe with sleepe, and fel downe from the third loft, and was taken vp dead. 10And Paul went downe, and fell on him, and embracing him, saide, Trouble not your selues, for his life is in him.
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Other Translations for Acts 20:8
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
- King James Version
There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered together.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And there were a number of lights in the room where we had come together.
- Basic English Bible
And there were many lights in the upper room where we were assembled.
- Darby Bible
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were assembled.
- Webster's Bible
Now there were a good many lamps in the room upstairs where we all were,
- Weymouth Bible
There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.
- World English Bible
and he drow along the sermoun til in to mydnyyt. And many laumpes weren in the soler, where we weren gaderyd togidir.
- Wycliffe Bible
and there were many lamps in the upper chamber where they were gathered together,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Acts 20:8
20:8 There were many lamps in the room where they were assembled - To prevent any possible scandal.
People's Bible Notes for Acts 20:8
Ac 20:8 There were many lights. This is mentioned to show how they could meet at night. In those time public meetings and even the games of the theater were by daylight. Means of lighting were very imperfect.