Acts 20:8

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“Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.”

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BSBPD

“Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and there were many lamps in the upper chamber where they were gathered together,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 20:8 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Luke 22:12And he will show you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”
  2. Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.

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