Acts 20:8

And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
were	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
many	ἱκαναὶ hikanai	G2425	competent (as if coming in season) · adjective — nominative plural feminine
lights	λαμπάδες lampades	G2985	a "lamp" or flambeau · noun — nominative plural feminine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
chamber	ὑπερῴῳ huperōō	G5253	a higher part of the house · noun — dative singular neuter
where	οὗ hou	G3757	at which place · adverb
were	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
together	συνηγμένοι. sunēgmenoi	G4863	to lead together · verb — perfect passive participle, nominative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Acts 1:13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Ba…
Luke 22:12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 20:7-12

We have here an account of what passed at Troas the last of the seven days that Paul staid there. I. There was a solemn religious assembly of the Christians that were there, according to their constant custom, and the custom of all the churches. 1. The disciples came together, Act 20:7. Though they read, and meditated, and prayed, and sung psalms, apart, and thereby kept up their communion with God, yet that was not enough; they must come together to worship God in concert, and so keep up their communion with one another, by mutual countenance and assistance, and testify their spiritual communion with all good Christians. There ought to be stated times for the disciples of Christ to come tog…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:8

there were many lights in the upper chamber--not a mere piece of graphic detail by an eye-witness [HACKETT, HOWSON], but mentioned, probably, as increasing the heat and contributing to drowsiness [WEBSTER and WILKINSON], as the next clause seems to show.

Adam Clarke on Acts 20:8

Upper chamber - It was in an upper chamber in the temple that the primitive disciples were accustomed to meet: on that account, they might have preferred an upper chamber whenever they could meet with it. The pious Quesnel supposes that the smoke, issuing from the many lamps in this upper chamber, was the cause of Eutychus falling asleep; and this, he says, the apostle mentions, in charity, to excuse the young man's appearing negligent.

John Gill on Acts 20:8

And there were many lights in the upper chamber,.... Which were lighted up, both for necessary uses, to see by, to read the word, and to administer the ordinance of the supper, and for the comfort and pleasure of the whole company, both preacher and hearers; as well as to remove all ground of suspicion, or occasion of reproach, as if it was a midnight society met for wicked practices: but this no ways countenances the use of lamps and wax candies in the daytime at divine worship, since this was in the night; of the upper chamber, in which it was usual to meet for religious exercises, see Mark 2:4, where they were gathered together; the Alexandrian copy, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic vers…

The Church Fathers

But observe, I beseech you, so fervent was their zeal, that they even assembled in a third loft: for they had not a Church yet.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 43

"And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together. 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." But the Devil disturbed the feast-not that he prevailed, however-by plunging the hearer in sleep, and causing him to fall down. But observe, I pray you, the theatre, how crowded it was: and the miracle, what it was. "He was sitting in a window," at dead of night. Such was their eagerness to hear him!
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 43

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Dictionary and topics

House — Till their sojourn in Egypt the Hebrews dwelt in tents. They then for the first time inhabited cities (Gen. 47:3; Ex. 12:7; Heb. 11:9). From the earliest times the Assyrians and the Canaanites were…
House · .Chambers — .Chambers
Lamps · Used for lighting: Private apartments — Used for lighting: Private apartments
Worship · In private homes — In private homes

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 20:8

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 20:7-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:8

Adam Clarke on Acts 20:8

John Gill on Acts 20:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 20:8

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 20:7-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:8

Adam Clarke on Acts 20:8

John Gill on Acts 20:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 20:7-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 20:7-12