Eutychus was a young man from Troas who fell out of a third-story window and died while falling asleep during Paul's long sermon. He was miraculously raised from the dead by the apostle Paul, which strengthened the faith of the believers and demonstrated God's power through the apostles.
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Falls Asleep During Paul's Sermon
Eutychus sat in the window frame and was overcome by deep sleep while Paul spoke at length. The room was full of lamps, and it was late at night.
7On the first day of the week we gathered to break bread, and Paul spoke to them. Since he intended to leave the next day, he kept on talking until midnight.
9A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. Overcome by sleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
In a deep sleep, Eutychus fell out of the window from the third story and was taken up dead. This caused great commotion among the believers who had gathered.
9A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. Overcome by sleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.