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

General references

Exodus 20:11

Bible References

The disciples

But in giving you this command, I do not praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.

To break

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.

They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

They related the things that happened along the way, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

The cup of blessing which we bless, is not it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is not it a sharing of the body of Christ?

When therefore you assemble yourselves together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat.

And continued

A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about the Kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.

He read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.

They stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God a fourth part of the day; and a fourth part they confessed, and worshiped the LORD their God.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.

General references

for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.