8
There were many1lamps in the 2upperroomwhere we were gatheredtogether.
9
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 3fell upon him, and after embracing him, he 4said, "Do not be troubled, for his life is in him."
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When he had gone back up and had 5broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a longwhileuntildaybreak, and thenleft.
12
They tookaway the boyalive, and were greatly*comforted.
Troas to Miletus
13 But 6we, 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.
15
Sailing from there, we arrived the following day oppositeChios; and the next day we crossedover to Samos; and the day following we came to 7Miletus.
16
For Paul had decided to sailpast8Ephesusso that he would not have to spendtime in 9Asia; for he was hurrying10to be in Jerusalem, ifpossible, 11on the day of Pentecost.
Farewell to Ephesus
17 From Miletus he sent to 12Ephesus and called to him 13the elders of the church.
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And when they had come to him, he said to them, "You yourselvesknow, 14 from the firstday that I setfoot in Asia, how I was with you the wholetime,