Question: Who fell asleep during Paul’s preaching and fell to his death out of a window, but was later revived by Paul?
Answer: Eutychus. (Acts 20:9-12)
Comments: During Paul's third "missionary journey", a young man from Troas named Eutychus fell asleep during one of his sermons and fell from a third story window to his death. Some commentators, including William Barclay (1907-1978) and F.F. Bruce (1910-1990), speculate that he did not die from the fall and translations differ on the point. Regardless of his condition, Paul revives him.
And there was a young man named Eutychus sitting on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead. (Acts 20:9, NASB)
Assuming Eutychus died, his is the last resurrection in the Bible.
Note: This oil on wood titled "Fall of Eutychus" was painted by Eric Pervukhin.
For further information on this story from this blog, see the April 1st edition of Bible Trivia.
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