Acts 20:37

They all cried a lot, and they hugged Paul and kissed him.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,

In Context

36Paul finished talking, then he got down on his knees with all of those Christian leaders, to show respect to God, and he prayed with them.

38You see, they heard Paul say that they wouldn’t see him again, and that made them very sad. Then they all went with him to the ship.

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Cross References

Genesis 45:14Then Joseph put his arms around his brother Benjamin, and he hugged him. And Joseph cried, because he was so happy to see Benjamin again. And Benjamin hugged Joseph, and he cried too.

1 Samuel 20:41David came out from behind a rock. He got down on his knees and put his face near the ground 3 times to show respect to Jonathan. They kissed each other and cried for each other. But David cried more than Jonathan.

Luke 15:20So he got up and started to go back to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming along the road. His father felt really sorry for him. He ran to his son and hugged him and kissed him.

1 Corinthians 16:20All the Christians here say hello to you. And you too, whenever you meet other Christians, show them that you know they are special, and that you are happy to see them.

Matthew Henry on Acts 20:37-38

Paul Takes Leave of the Elders of Ephesus. 36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. 37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, 38 Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship. After the parting sermon that Paul preached to the elders of Ephesus, which was very affecting, we have here the parting prayer and tears, which were yet more affecting; we can scarcely read the… Read the whole commentary →

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