Acts 20:37 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 20:37

They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Wept sore - Wept much. Greek: “There was a great weeping of all.” And fell on Paul’s neck - Embraced him, as a token of tender affection. The same thing Joseph did when he met his aged father Jacob, Gen 46:29. And kissed him - This was the common token of affection. See the Mat 26:48 note; Luk 15:20 note; Rom 16:16 note; 1Co 16:20 note.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἱκανὸς	hikanos	Much	G2425 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
κλαυθμὸς	klauthmos	weeping	G2805 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	there was	G1096 →
πάντων,	pantōn	among all,	G3956 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐπιπεσόντες	epipesontes	having fallen	G1968 →
ἐπὶ	epi	upon	G1909 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
τράχηλον	trachēlon	neck	G5137 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Παύλου	Paulou	of Paul	G3972 →
κατεφίλουν	katephiloun	they were kissing	G2705 →
αὐτόν,	auton	him,	G846 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 21:4
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
leads to
- Isaiah 25:8
  He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
- Revelation 7:17
  For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- 1 Corinthians 15:26
  The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
- Isaiah 35:10
  So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Isaiah 60:20
  Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.
Through
Romans 16:16
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 16:20
  All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Luke 15:20
So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and…
leads to
- Psalms 103:10–13
  He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
- Psalms 86:5
  For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.