And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together - rather, 'when we had come together,' according to the much better supported reading [ heemoon (G2257) for toon (G3588) matheetoon],

To break bread. This, when compared with 1 Corinthians 16:2, and other similar allusions, plainly indicates that the Christian observance the first day of the week-afterward emphatically termed 'The Lord's Day'-was already a fixed practice of the churches.

Paul preached, [ dielegeto (G1256)] - or 'discoursed,' the tense implying continued action; 'kept discoursing "unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight."

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