Raising of Eutychus
A young man dozed off during Paul's midnight sermon, fell three stories to his death - and Paul embraced him and raised him alive.
During a long night sermon by Paul in Troas, a young man named Eutychus, sitting in a third-story window, sank into a deep sleep and fell to his death below. Paul went down, embraced him, and declared that his life was in him; the young man was taken up alive, to the great comfort of all. Paul then continued teaching and breaking bread until daybreak. The account is a vivid, almost human snapshot of the early church's all-night gatherings, capped by God's power over death working through Paul.
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- Category
- Resurrection
- Testament
- New Testament
- Performed by
- Paul
Key Chapters
Key Passages
His Life Is in Him
Acts 20:7-12
7nd 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.
Did You Know?
The young man fell asleep during one of Paul's very long sermons.
He dropped three stories to his death from a window.
Paul embraced him and declared his life was in him.
His name, Eutychus, fittingly means 'fortunate.'