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On 1the first day of the week, when 2we were gatheredtogether to 3breakbread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the nextday, and he prolonged his messageuntilmidnight.
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There were many4lamps in the 5upperroomwhere we were gatheredtogether.
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And there was a youngmannamedEutychussitting on the windowsill, sinking into a deepsleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and felldown from the thirdfloor and was picked up dead.
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But Paulwentdown and 6fell upon him, and after embracing him, he 7said, "Do not be troubled, for his life is in him."
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When he had gone back up and had 8broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a longwhileuntildaybreak, and thenleft.
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They tookaway the boyalive, and were greatly*comforted.
Troas to Miletus
13 But 9we, goingahead to the ship, setsail for Assos, intending from there to takePaul on board; for so he had arranged it, intendinghimself to go by land.
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And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.
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Sailing from there, we arrived the following day oppositeChios; and the next day we crossedover to Samos; and the day following we came to 10Miletus.
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For Paul had decided to sailpast11Ephesusso that he would not have to spendtime in 12Asia; for he was hurrying13to be in Jerusalem, ifpossible, 14on the day of Pentecost.
Farewell to Ephesus
17 From Miletus he sent to 15Ephesus and called to him 16the elders of the church.