KJV ORIGINAL
And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
During that time, she got sick and passed away. After they washed her body, they laid her in an upstairs room.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even the most beautiful lives come to an end — but this isn't where her story stops.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
Luke wrote the Book of Acts to Theophilus, likely an educated Roman official, sometime between 60 and 80 CE. It was written to provide an orderly account of the early Christian movement, detailing the spread of the gospel from Jerusalem to the Roman world through the work of the apostles.
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