Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

There was a great deal of weeping by everyone. They embraced Paul and kissed him,

New American Standard Bible

And they began to weep aloud and embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him,

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

All of them cried and cried as they put their arms around Paul and kissed him affectionately.

A Conservative Version

And there developed considerable weeping of all. And having fallen on Paul's neck, they kissed him much,

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

And they began to weep openly and threw their arms around Paul’s neck, and repeatedly kissed him,

An Understandable Version

And when they all had a good cry, they embraced Paul and kissed him.

Anderson New Testament

And they all wept much, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

Bible in Basic English

And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him,

Common New Testament

And they all wept and embraced Paul and kissed him,

Daniel Mace New Testament

then melted into tears, they fell upon his neck and kissed him,

Darby Translation

And they all wept sore; and falling upon the neck of Paul they ardently kissed him,

Godbey New Testament

And the weeping of all was great, and falling on the neck of Paul, they continued to kiss him copiously,

Goodspeed New Testament

They all wept aloud, and throwing their arms about Paul's neck they kissed him affectionately,

John Wesley New Testament

And they all wept sore, and falling on Paul's neck kissed him,

Julia Smith Translation

And much weeping was from all; and having fallen upon Paul's neck, they kissed him,

King James 2000

And they all wept much, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And there was considerable weeping by all, and {hugging} Paul, they kissed him,

Modern King James verseion

And there was much weeping of all, and falling on the neck of Paul, they ardently kissed him,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they wept all abundantly, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him:

Moffatt New Testament

They all broke into loud lamentation and falling upon the neck of Paul kissed him fondly,

Montgomery New Testament

And they all began, with loud lamentations, to throw their arms about his neck, and to kiss him lovingly, again and again,

NET Bible

They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,

New Heart English Bible

They all wept a lot, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,

Noyes New Testament

And they all wept sorely, and fell on Pauls neck, and kissed him;

Sawyer New Testament

And they all wept much, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,

The Emphasized Bible

And they all wept much, and, falling upon Paul's neck, they were tenderly kissing him;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And all of them shed floods of tears, and fell upon Paul's neck, and kissed him again and again,

Twentieth Century New Testament

All were in tears; and throwing their arms round Paul's neck, they kissed him again and again,

Webster

And they all wept bitterly, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

Weymouth New Testament

and with loud lamentation they all threw their arms round his neck, and kissed him lovingly,

Williams New Testament

There was loud weeping by them all, as they threw their arms around Paul's neck and kept on kissing him with affection,

World English Bible

They all wept a lot, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,

Worrell New Testament

And great weeping arose from all; and, falling upon Paul's neck, they kept kissing him;

Worsley New Testament

And they were all much grieved, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him: sorrowing most of all at the word which he spake,

Youngs Literal Translation

and there came a great weeping to all, and having fallen upon the neck of Paul, they were kissing him,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἱκανός 
Hikanos 
Usage: 39

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

κλαυθμός 
Klauthmos 
Usage: 2

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἐπιπίπτω 
Epipipto 
fall, fall on, press, lie
Usage: 12

on
ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

Παῦλος 
Paulos 
Usage: 162

τράχηλος 
Trachelos 
Usage: 3

and kissed
καταφιλέω 
Kataphileo 
Usage: 4

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Acts 20:37

References

American

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Paul's Farewell To The Ephesian Elders

36 After he said this, he knelt down and prayed with all of them. 37 There was a great deal of weeping by everyone. They embraced Paul and kissed him, 38 grieving most of all over his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.


Cross References

Luke 15:20

So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.

2 Timothy 1:4

Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy,

Genesis 45:14

Then Joseph threw his arms around Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his shoulder.

Genesis 46:29

Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, threw his arms around him, and wept for a long time.

1 Samuel 20:41

When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone Ezel, fell with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept with each other, though David wept more.

2 Samuel 15:30

David was climbing the slope of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he ascended. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. Each of the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they ascended.

2 Kings 20:3

“Please Lord, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and wholeheartedly and have done what pleases You.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Ezra 10:1

While Ezra prayed and confessed, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, an extremely large assembly of Israelite men, women, and children gathered around him. The people also wept bitterly.

Job 2:12

When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.

Psalm 126:5

Those who sow in tears
will reap with shouts of joy.

Romans 16:16

Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

1 Corinthians 16:20

All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

2 Corinthians 13:12

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.

1 Thessalonians 5:26

Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne
will shepherd them;
He will guide them to springs of living waters,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Death will no longer exist;
grief, crying, and pain will exist no longer,
because the previous things have passed away.

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