Parallel Verses

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,

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 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 When he had spoken he kneeled down and prayed with them all. 37 And they began to weep aloud and embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him, 38 What grieved them most was his statement that they would not see him again. They accompanied him to the ship.

Cross References

Luke 15:20

He went to his father. He was a long way from home when his father saw him. His heart filled with pity. He ran and threw his arms around his son and kissed him.

2 Timothy 1:4

I greatly desire to see you, being mindful of your tears, for this will fill me with joy.

Genesis 45:14

Then he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck (huged his brother) and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. (Acts 20:37)

Genesis 46:29

Joseph got in his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father. When they met, Joseph threw his arms around his father's neck and cried for a long time.

1 Samuel 20:41

After the boy left, David got up from behind the pile of stones. He fell on his knees and bowed with his face to the ground three times. Both he and Jonathan cried as they kissed each other. David's grief was even greater than Jonathan's.

2 Samuel 15:30

David went up the slope of the Mount of Olives. He was barefoot and crying. He covered his head to show his sorrow. Everyone with him was crying. They covered their heads too.

2 Kings 20:3

Jehovah, Please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and truth. And consider my whole heart devoted to you. I have done what is good in your eyes. Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Ezra 10:1

While Ezra was saying his prayer and his confession of wrongdoing he wept and fell down before the house of God. A very great number of men and women and children out of Israel came together around him, for the people were weeping bitterly.

Job 2:12

They saw him from a distance and did not even recognize him. They cried out loud and wept. Each of them tore his clothes in grief. They threw dust on their heads.

Psalm 126:5

Those who cry while they plant will joyfully sing while they harvest.

Romans 16:16

Greet one another with a holy kiss. The congregations of Christ greet you.

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.

1 Thessalonians 5:26

Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Revelation 7:17

The Lamb who is in the middle of the throne will feed them and lead them to living fountains of water. God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Revelation 21:4

God will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death. There will be no more sorrow nor crying. There will be no more pain! The former things have passed away.

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