Acts 20:10

Mace New Testament

so Paul went down, and stooping over him, he embraced him, and said, don't trouble your selves; for his life is in him.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Paul went down to where Eutychus was, knelt down beside him, and put his arms around him. He said to the other believers, "Don't worry. He is alive now."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Paul went doune and fell on him and embrased him and sayde: make nothinge ado for his lyfe is in him.

Hebrew Names Version
Sha'ul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, "Don't be troubled, for his life is in him."

International Standard Version
But Paul went down, bent overfell on">[fn] him, took him into his arms, and said, "Stop being alarmed, for his life is in him."1 Kings 17:21; 2 Kings 4:34; Matthew 9:24;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
But Paul went down and fell upon him, and after embracing him, he said, "Do not be troubled, for he is still alive."

New Century Version
Paul went down to Eutychus, knelt down, and put his arms around him. He said, "Don't worry. He is alive now."

Update Bible Version
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Don't be distressed; for his life is in him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing [him], said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

English Standard Version
But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, "Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him."

World English Bible
Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, "Don't be troubled, for his life is in him."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Paul went down and fell on him; and taking him in his arms, said, Be not troubled; for his life is in him.

Weymouth's New Testament
Paul, however, went down, threw himself upon him, and folding him in his arms said, "Do not be alarmed; his life is still in him."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom whanne Poul cam doun, he lay on hym, and biclippide, and seide, Nyle ye be troblid; for his soule is in hym.

English Revised Version
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; for his life is in him.

Berean Standard Bible
But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. "Do not be alarmed!" he said. "He is still alive!"

Contemporary English Version
Paul went down and bent over Eutychus. He took him in his arms and said, "Don't worry! He's alive."

Amplified Bible
But Paul went down and threw himself on him and embraced him, and said [to those standing around him], "Do not be troubled, because he is alive."

American Standard Version
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; for his life is in him.

Bible in Basic English
And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.

Complete Jewish Bible
But Sha'ul went down, threw himself onto him, put his arms around him and said, "Don't be upset, he's alive!"

Darby Translation
But Paul descending fell upon him, and enfolding [him] [in his arms], said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

Etheridge Translation
And Paulos descended, and fell upon him and embraced him, and said, Be not agitated, for his life is in him.

Murdock Translation
And Paul went down, and bent over him and embraced him, and said: Be not agitated, for his soul is in him.

King James Version (1611)
And Paul went downe, and fell on him, and embracing him, saide, Trouble not your selues, for his life is in him.

New Living Translation
Paul went down, bent over him, and took him into his arms. "Don't worry," he said, "he's alive!"

New Life Bible
Paul went down and stood over him. Then he took him in his arms and said, "Do not be worried. He is alive!"

New Revised Standard
But Paul went down, and bending over him took him in his arms, and said, "Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him."

Geneva Bible (1587)
But Paul went downe, and layde himselfe vpon him, and embraced him, saying, Trouble not your selues: for his life is in him.

George Lamsa Translation
And Paul went down and bent over him and embraced him and said, Do not be excited for he still lives.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Going down, however, Paul fell upon him, and, embracing him, said - Be not making confusion; for, his soul, is, in him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.

Revised Standard Version
But Paul went down and bent over him, and embracing him said, "Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him."

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But whe Paul went downe, he fell on hym, and imbraced hym, & saide: make nothyng a do, for his lyfe is in hym.

Good News Translation
But Paul went down and threw himself on him and hugged him. "Don't worry," he said, "he is still alive!"

Christian Standard Bible®
But Paul went down, bent over him, embraced him, and said, “Don’t be alarmed, because he’s alive.”

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

Lexham English Bible
But Paul went down and threw himself on him, and putting his arms around him, said, "Do not be distressed, for his life is in him."

Literal Translation
But going down Paul fell on him, and embracing him , he said, Do not be terrified, for his soul is in him.

Young's Literal Translation
And Paul, having gone down, fell upon him, and having embraced [him], said, `Make no tumult, for his life is in him;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Paul wente downe, and fell on him, and enbraced him, and sayde: Make nothinge a doo, for his soule is in hi.

THE MESSAGE
Paul went down, stretched himself on him, and hugged him hard. "No more crying," he said. "There's life in him yet." Then Paul got up and served the Master's Supper. And went on telling stories of the faith until dawn! On that note, they left—Paul going one way, the congregation another, leading the boy off alive, and full of life themselves.

New English Translation
But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, put his arms around him, and said, "Do not be distressed, for he is still alive!"

New King James Version
But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, "Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Paul raced down the stairs and upon reaching the young cowpuncher, he threw himself on top of Eutychus and hugged him. Paul shouted, "Everything's going to be fine! He will live."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Paul went down and fell upon him, and after embracing him, he said, "Do not be troubled, for his life is in him."

Legacy Standard Bible
But Paul went down and fell upon him, and after embracing him, he said, "Do not be troubled, for his life is in him."

Contextual Overview

⁷ on the first day of the week we assembled to break bread, when Paul, who was to depart on the morrow, gave them a sermon, which lasted till midnight. ⁸ in the upper chamber where we were assembled, several lamps were burning: ⁹ and as Paul continued his discourse a great while, a young man, named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was seiz'd with a deep sleep, which quite o'er-came him; so that he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead. ¹⁰ so Paul went down, and stooping over him, he embraced him, and said, don't trouble your selves; for his life is in him. ¹¹ then Paul went up again, and having broken bread and eaten, he reassumed his discourse till break of day, and then departed. ¹² but the young man was brought in alive and well, to the joy of the whole assembly. As for us, we embark'd, and sail'd to Assos,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and fell: 1 Kings 17:21, 1 Kings 17:22, 2 Kings 4:34, 2 Kings 4:35

Trouble: Matthew 9:24, Mark 5:39, Luke 7:13, John 11:11, John 11:40

Reciprocal: Acts 20:1 - embraced Acts 20:12 - they

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Paul went down,.... From the upper room, where they were assembled, into the court, yard, or street, where he fell; or into the lower room of the house, where he was brought when taken up. The apostle might see him fall, or he might be told of it, or he might have an intimation of it from the Spirit of God, by whom he might be impressed to go down, in order to work a miracle, for the confirmation of the Gospel he was preaching:

and fell on him, and embracing him; praying over him, as Elijah and Elisha did, 1 Kings 17:21 and the like effect followed:

said, trouble not yourselves; which speech perhaps was addressed to the friends and relations of the young man; or to the disciples present, who were concerned at this accident, both for the young man's sake, and lest it should be improved to the disadvantage of the Gospel by the enemies of it,

For his life, or "soul"

is in him; it being returned upon the apostle's falling on him, and praying over him; or he said this as being fully assured that it would return, in like manner as Christ said concerning Jairus's daughter, Luke 8:52.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And fell on him ... - Probably stretching himself on him as Elisha did on the Shunammite’s son, 2 Kings 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 20:10. And Paul - fell on him — επεπεσεν αυτω, Stretched himself upon him, in the same manner as Elisha did on the Shunammite's son, 2 Kings 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.