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Acts 20:8
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There were many lamps in the room upstairs where we were assembled,
And there were many lights in the vpper chamber where they were gathered together.
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered together.
We were all together in a room upstairs, and there were many lamps in the room.
Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were assembled,
There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered together.
Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered together.
Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
In the upstairs room where we were meeting, there were a lot of lamps.
Now there were many oil lamps burning in the upstairs room where we were meeting,
And there were many lights in the upper room where we were assembled.
We were all together in a room upstairs, and there were many lights in the room.
And there were many lightes in an vpper chamber, where they were gathered together.
Now there was a great glow of light from the torches in the upper chamber, where we were gathered together.
Many lamps were burning in the upstairs room where we were meeting.
Now there were quite a few lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered.
And many lamps were in the upper room where they were gathered.
And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.
And there were a number of lights in the room where we had come together.
There were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.
Now there were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting.Acts 1:13;">[xr]
And there were many lamps of fire in the high-room [fn] where we were assembled.
And there were many lamps burning in the chamber where we were assembled.
And there were many lyghtes in an vpper chamber, where they were gathered together.
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where we were gathered together.
There were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.
And there were many lamps in the upper room where they were assembled.
Now there were a good many lamps in the room upstairs where we all were,
and he drow along the sermoun til in to mydnyyt. And many laumpes weren in the soler, where we weren gaderyd togidir.
And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were assembled.
(Now there were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting.)
There were many lamps in the upper room where they [fn] were gathered together.
The upstairs room where we met was lighted with many flickering lamps.
There were many lamps in the room upstairs where we were meeting.
Now there were a good many torches in the upper room, where we were gathered together.
And there were a great number of lamps in the upper chamber where we were assembled.
There were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered.
And there were many lyghtes in the chamber where thy were gaddered to geder
and there were many lamps in the upper chamber where they were gathered together,
And there were many lightes in the chamber, where they were gathered together.
in the upper chamber where we were assembled, several lamps were burning:
There were a lot of oil lamps in the upstairs room where Paul was teaching.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
in: Acts 1:13, Luke 22:12
Reciprocal: Mark 14:15 - upper Acts 9:37 - in an 2 Corinthians 2:12 - when
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And there were many lights in the upper chamber,.... Which were lighted up, both for necessary uses, to see by, to read the word, and to administer the ordinance of the supper, and for the comfort and pleasure of the whole company, both preacher and hearers; as well as to remove all ground of suspicion, or occasion of reproach, as if it was a midnight society met for wicked practices: but this no ways countenances the use of lamps and wax candies in the daytime at divine worship, since this was in the night; of the upper chamber, in which it was usual to meet for religious exercises, see Mark 2:4, where they were gathered together; the Alexandrian copy, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions read, "where we were gathered together".
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And there were many lights - Why this circumstance is mentioned is not apparent. It, however, meets one of the slanders of the early enemies of Christianity, that the Christians in their assemblies were accustomed to extinguish all the lights, and to commit every kind of abomination. Perhaps the mention of many lights here is designed to intimate that it was a place of public worship, as not only the Jews, but the Gentiles were accustomed to have many lights burning in such places.
In the upper chamber - See the notes on Acts 1:13.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 20:8. Upper chamber — It was in an upper chamber in the temple that the primitive disciples were accustomed to meet: on that account, they might have preferred an upper chamber whenever they could meet with it. The pious Quesnel supposes that the smoke, issuing from the many lamps in this upper chamber, was the cause of Eutychus falling asleep; and this, he says, the apostle mentions, in charity, to excuse the young man's appearing negligent.
