Acts 20:37
And they wept all aboundantly and fell on Pauls necke and kissed him
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
In Context
36When he had thus spoken he kneled doune and prayed with them all.
Cross References
Luke 15:20And he arose and went to his father. And when he was yet a greate waye of his father sawe him and had compassion and ran and fell on his necke and kyssed him.
1 Corinthians 16:20All the brethren grete you. Grete ye one another with an holy kysse.
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 →