to Syria. So he took a resolution to return
through Macedonia.

20:4. And there accompanied him Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, of Berea:
and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus: and Gaius of Derbe
and Timothy: and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

20:5. These, going before, stayed for us at Troas.

20:6. But we sailed from Philippi after the days of the azymes and came
to them to Troas in five days, where we abode seven days.

20:7. And on the first day of the week, when we were assembled to break
bread, Paul discoursed with them, being to depart on the morrow. And he
continued his speech until midnight.

And on the first day of the week... Here St. Chrysostom and many other
interpreters of the scripture explain, that the Christians even at this
time, must have changed the sabbath into the first day of the week, (the
Lord's day,) as all Christians now keep it. This change was undoubtedly
made by the authority of the church; hence the exercise of the power,
which Christ had given to her: for he is Lord of the sabbath.

20:8. And there were a great number of lamps in the upper chamber where
we were assembled.

20:9. And a certain young man named Eutychus, sitting on the window,
being oppressed with a deep sleep (as Paul was long preaching), by
occasion of his sleep fell from the third loft down and was taken up
dead.

20:10. To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and,
embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.

20:11. Then going up and breaking bread and tasting and having talked a
long time to them, until daylight, so he departed.

20:12. And they brought the youth alive and were not a little comforted.

20:13. But we going aboard the ship, sailed to Assos, being there to
take in Paul. For so he had appointed, himself purposing to travel by
land.

20:14. And when he had met with us at Assos, we took him in and came to
Mitylene.

20:15. And sailing thence, the day following we came over against Chios:
and the next day we arrived at Samos: and the day following we came to
Miletus.

20:16. For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, lest he should be
stayed any time in Asia. For he hasted, if it were possible for him, to
keep the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.

20:17. And sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called the ancients of
the church.

20:18. And when they were come to him and were together, he said to
them: You know from the first day that I came i