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Acts 20:10
And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.
Acts 20:10 · Bible in Basic English
Acts 20:10 in other translations
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, “Don’t be troubled, for his life is in him.”
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In context
7 And on the first day of the week, when we had come together for the holy meal, Paul gave them a talk, for it was his purpose to go away on the day after; and he went on talking till after the middle of the night.
8 And there were a number of lights in the room where we had come together.
9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, who was seated in the window, went into a deep sleep; and while Paul went on talking, being overcome by sleep, he had a fall from the third floor, and was taken up dead.
10 And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.
11 And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away.
12 And they took the boy in, living, and were greatly comforted.
13 But we, going before him by ship, went to Assos with the purpose of taking Paul in there: for so he had given orders, because he himself was coming by land.
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