Acts 20:8

"On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day; and continued his speech until midnight."

Key Reflection

On the first day of the week, which was a significant day for early Christians, often associated with the resurrection and gathering for worship, the disciples were gathered to share in the Lord's Supper, symbolizing their communal meal and remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice. Paul, knowing he would depart the next day, utilized this sacred time to speak at length, extending his discourse until midnight, emphasizing the importance of both the breaking of bread and the urgency of spreading the gospel before his departure.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 8. 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 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 Barnes "Ac 1:13".

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