Acts 20:7

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Summary

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

The disciples

1 Corinthians 11:17

To break

And continued

Bible References

The disciples

But in giving you the following injunction I cannot commend you; for you are the worse, not the better, for assembling together.

To break

Then he went upstairs, broke bread, and ate; finally, after conversing awhile with them till the dawn, he went away.

They devoted themselves to the instruction given by the apostles and to fellowship, breaking bread and praying together.

Then he took a loaf, and after thanking God he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This means my body given up for your sake; do this in memory of me."

Then they related their own experience on the road and how they had recognized him when he broke the loaf.

The cup of blessing, which we bless, is that not participating in the blood of Christ? The bread we break, is that not participating in the body of Christ?

But this makes it impossible for you to eat the 'Lord's' supper when you hold your gatherings.

And continued

In the window sat a young man called Eutychus, and as Paul's address went on and on, he got overcome with drowsiness, went fast asleep, and fell from the third storey. He was picked up a corpse,

So they fixed a day and came to him at his quarters in large numbers. From morning to evening he explained the Reign of God to them from personal testimony, and tried to convince them about Jesus from the law of Moses and the prophets.

But by God's grace I am what I am. The grace he showed me did not go for nothing; no, I have done far more work than all of them ??though it was not I but God's grace at my side.

I adjure you to preach the word; keep at it in season and out of season, refuting, checking, and exhorting men; never lose patience with them, and never give up your teaching,