Acts 20:9

American Standard Version (1901)

And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 17:19 : 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
  • Jonah 1:5-6 : 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
  • Matt 26:40-41 : 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
  • Mark 9:26 : 26 And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and [the boy] became as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead.
  • Mark 13:36 : 36 lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
  • Acts 14:19 : 19 But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 84%

    10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; for his life is in him.

    11 And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

    12 And they brought the lad alive, and were not a little comforted.

    13 But we going before to the ship set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, intending himself to go by land.

  • Acts 20:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7 And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight.

    8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.

  • Acts 5:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the ghost: and great fear came upon all that heard it.

    6 And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him out and buried him.

  • Acts 5:10-11
    2 verses
    68%

    10 And she fell down immediately at his feet, and gave up the ghost: and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband.

    11 And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things.

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    19 But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

    20 But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city: and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.

  • Acts 14:8-10
    3 verses
    67%

    8 And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.

    9 The same heard Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes upon him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

    10 said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked.

  • 29 And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,

  • 30 But God raised him from the dead:

  • 14 Wherefore [he] saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.

  • 60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

  • 65%

    29 For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.

    30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and straightway the doors were shut.

  • 21 And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

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    36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed with them all.

    37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,

  • 17 And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

  • 11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

  • Luke 7:14-15
    2 verses
    64%

    14 And he came nigh and touched the bier: and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

    15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

  • 21 except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question before you this day.

  • 19 but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

  • 27 And the jailor, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

  • 22 And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

  • 40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

  • 24 And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

  • 6 But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

  • 18 So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and saith, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and asked me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say to thee.

  • 33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied.

  • 14 But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euraquilo:

  • 4 and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

  • 33 Thus Paul went out from among them.

  • 30 For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

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    18 And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

    19 And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee?

  • 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

  • Mark 9:26-27
    2 verses
    64%

    26 And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and [the boy] became as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead.

    27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.

  • 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

  • 39 And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.

  • 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

  • 25 And they tarried till they were ashamed; and, behold, he opened not the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened [them], and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.