Acts - 20:11



11 When he had gone up, and had broken bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.

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Explanation and meaning of Acts 20:11.

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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.
Then going up, and breaking bread and tasting, and having talked a long time to them, until daylight, so he departed.
And having gone up, and having broken the bread, and eaten, and having long spoken until daybreak, so he went away.
When he had come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and discoursed a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
and having come up, and having broken bread, and having tasted, for a long time also having talked, till daylight, so he went forth,
Then he went upstairs again, broke bread, and took some food; and after a long conversation which was continued till daybreak, at last he parted from them.
And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away.
And so, going up, and breaking bread, and eating, and having spoken well on until daylight, he then set out.
Then he went upstairs; and, after breaking and partaking of the bread, he talked with them at great length until daybreak, and then left.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Come up again - To the upper room, Acts 20:8.
And had broken bread, and eaten - Had taken refreshment. As this is spoken of Paul only, it is evidently distinguished from the celebration of the Lord's Supper.

Had broken bread - Had taken some refreshment, in order to their journey.
And talked a long while - Ὁμιλησας, Having familiarly conversed, for this is the import of the word, which is very different from the διελεγετο, of the seventh verse, and the διαλεγομενου, of the ninth; which imply solemn, grave discourse.

When he therefore was come up again,.... Into the upper room, where he was before, and where the disciples were gathered together:
and had broken bread and eaten; administered the Lord's supper, and also eat for his bodily refreshment:
and talked a long while: about the ordinance and the doctrines of the Gospel, and spiritual experience, and such like divine things:
even till break of day; not knowing when to leave off:
so he departed; without taking any rest; though before he departed, what follows was done; it was at this time he left his cloak, books, and parchments here, 2-Timothy 4:13.

broken bread and eaten--with what a mixture of awe and joy after such an occurrence! "And eaten"--denoting a common repast, as distinguished from the breaking of the eucharistic bread.
and talked a long while, even till break of day--How lifelike this record of dear Christian fellowship, as free and gladsome as it was solemn! (See Ecclesiastes 9:7).

So departed - Without taking any rest at all.

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