Acts 20:38 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 20:38

They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

BSB

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ASV

sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they should behold his face no more. And they brought him on his way unto the ship.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That they should see his face no more - This was a most solemn meeting, and a most affecting parting. The man who had first pointed out to them the Lord Jesus Christ, by whom they had been brought into so glorious a state of salvation, is now going away, in all likelihood, to be seen no more till the day in which the quick and dead shall stand before the throne of judgment. Such a scene, and its correspondent feelings, are more easily imagined than described.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Sorrowing most for that word which he spake, that they should see his face no more - What sorrow will be in the great day, when God shall speak that word to all who are found on the left hand, that they shall see his face no more!

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὀδυνώμενοι	odunōmenoi	sorrowing	G3600 →
μάλιστα	malista	especially	G3122 →
ἐπὶ	epi	over	G1909 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
λόγῳ	logō	word	G3056 →
ᾧ	hō	that	G3739 →
εἰρήκει	eirēkei	he had spoken	G2036 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
οὐκέτι	ouketi	no longer	G3756 →G2089 →
μέλλουσιν	mellousin	they are about	G3195 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πρόσωπον	prosōpon	face	G4383 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
θεωρεῖν.	theōrein	to see.	G2334 →
προέπεμπον	proepempon	They were accompanying	G4311 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πλοῖον.¶	ploion	ship.	G4143 →

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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
1 Corinthians 16:11
No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 4:12
  Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
- Acts 15:33
  After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.
- Titus 2:15
  Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
Through
Acts 21:5
But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to…
leads to
- Acts 20:36
  When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
Through
Acts 15:3
Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
leads to
- Acts 14:27
  When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
- Acts 21:5
  But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to…
Through
Acts 20:25
Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
leads to
- Acts 28:31
  Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
Through
Acts 21:16
Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
leads to
- Proverbs 16:31
  Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts