Acts 20:37

And there was a great weeping with all of them, and they embraced him and kissed him;

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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

In Context

36And when these he had said, he kneeled on his knees and prayed, and all the men with him.

38but most agonized (were they) by that word which he had spoken, that again they were not to see his face. And they accompanied him to the ship.

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Cross References

Luke 15:20And he arose, (and) went to his father. And while he was (yet) afar, his father saw him, and had compassion upon him, and ran, fell upon his neck, and kissed him.

1 Corinthians 16:20All the brethren ask for your peace. Ask the peace of one another with the holy kiss.

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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