Parallel Verses
NET Bible
They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,
Holman Bible
There was a great deal of weeping by everyone. They embraced Paul 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
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,
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,
Themes
Christian ministers » Say good-bye to the congregation
Communion of saints » Exemplified » Paul
Ephesus » Paul visits and preaches in
Miletus » And sends to ephesus for the elders of the congregation, and addresses them at
Missionary journeys » Ac 13-14 » Third - with timothy and others
Paul's » First - with barnabas and john mark ac 13-14 » Third - with timothy and others
Prudence » Instances of » Paul » Lack of
Travelers » Friends of » Frequently took leave of them with sorrow
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 20:37
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Farewell To The Ephesian Elders
36 When he had said these things, he knelt down with them all and prayed. 37 They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him, 38 especially saddened by what he had said, that they were not going to see him again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
Cross References
Luke 15:20
So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.
2 Timothy 1:4
As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
Genesis 45:14
Then he threw himself on the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
Genesis 46:29
Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. When he met him, he hugged his neck and wept on his neck for quite some time.
1 Samuel 20:41
When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.
2 Samuel 15:30
As David was going up the Mount of Olives, he was weeping as he went; his head was covered and his feet were bare. All the people who were with him also had their heads covered and were weeping as they went up.
2 Kings 20:3
"Please, Lord. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will." Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Ezra 10:1
While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites -- men, women, and children alike -- gathered around him. The people wept loudly.
Job 2:12
But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads.
Psalm 126:5
Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.
Romans 16:16
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
1 Corinthians 16:20
All the brothers and sisters send greetings. 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 and sisters with a holy kiss.
Revelation 7:17
because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
Revelation 21:4
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more -- or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist."