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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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A Sacred Meal Resumed
Scholars debate the nature of this meal. Some see it as a simple snack for Paul's refreshment after the miracle. However, many commentators argue it was the formal celebration of the Lord's Supper, which had been interrupted by Eutychus's fall. This view emphasizes the centrality of communion to the early church's worship, resuming it even after a major disruption.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Come up again. To the upper room (Acts 20:8).
And had broken bread, and eaten, had taken refreshment. As this i…
When he was gone up (αναβας). Second aorist active participle in sharp contrast to καταβας (went down) of verse 10.
19th Century
Anglican
And had broken bread, and eaten.—Better, broken the bread and tasted. In the early usage of the Lord’s Supper the bread w…
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Of course, Paul also ran down. In an action reminiscent of Elijah and Elisha (cf. 1 Kings 17:21; 2 Kings 4:34–35), he “thre…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When he therefore was come up again Into the upper room, where he was before, and where the disciples were gathered …
Although the disciples read, meditated, prayed, and sang separately, and in this way maintained communion with God, they also came together to wors…
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