Acts 20:2

20:2 After he had gone through those regions 1  and spoken many words of encouragement 2  to the believers there, 3  he came to Greece, 4 

Acts 20:9

20:9 A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, 5  was sinking 6  into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak 7  for a long time. Fast asleep, 8  he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

Acts 20:11

20:11 Then Paul 9  went back upstairs, 10  and after he had broken bread and eaten, he talked with them 11  a long time, until dawn. Then he left.

1 tn BDAG 633 s.v. μέρος 1.b.γ gives the meanings “the parts (of a geographical area), region, district,” but the use of “district” in this context probably implies too much specificity.

2 tn Grk “and encouraging them with many words.” The participle παρακαλέσας (parakalesa", “encouraging”) has been translated by the phrase “spoken…words of encouragement” because the formal equivalent is awkward in contemporary English.

3 tn Grk “[to] them”; the referent (the believers there) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tn In popular usage the term translated “Greece” here could also refer to the Roman province officially known as Achaia (BDAG 318 s.v. ῾Ελλάς).

5 tn This window was probably a simple opening in the wall (see also BDAG 462 s.v. θυρίς).

6 tn Grk “sinking into a deep sleep.” BDAG 529 s.v. καταφέρω 3 has “ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ sink into a deep sleep…Ac 20:9a.” The participle καταφερόμενος (kataferomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

7 tn The participle διαλεγομένου (dialegomenou) has been taken temporally.

8 tn BDAG 529 s.v. καταφέρω 3 has “κατενεχθεὶς ἀπὸ τοῦ ὔπνου overwhelmed by sleep vs. 9b,” but this expression is less common in contemporary English than phrases like “fast asleep” or “sound asleep.”

9 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

10 tn Grk “going back upstairs.” The participle ἀναβάς (anabas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

11 tn Grk “talking with them.” The participle ὁμιλήσας (Jomilhsas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.