Acts 20:37
And there was great weeping among them all. And they embraced him, and kissed him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
In Context
36And when he had said these things, he fell on his knees and prayed, and all the people with him.
Cross References
Luke 15:20And he arose and went towards his father. And he was yet at a distance, when his father saw him; and he pitied him, and ran, and fell upon his neck and kissed him.
1 Corinthians 16:20All the brethren salute you. Salute ye one another with a 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 →