“ And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, ”
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...
(12) And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, (12) The Gospel does not take away natural affections, but rules and bridles them in good order.
they all, &c . Literally there was. great weeping of all. fell . having fallen. and kissed . Greek. kataphileo. Only here, Matthew 26:49 ; Mark 14:45 (Judas). Luke 7:38 ; Luke 7:45 (...
− 37. Great weeping. No marvel if all the godly did entirely love this holy man. for it had been a point of too gross unthankfulness to despise him whom the Lord had so beautified with so ma...
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, Fell on Paul's neck - Leaned their heads against his shoulders, and kissed his neck. This was not an unusual custom in the east.
And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Third Missionary Journey (continued) 1-6. Paul in Macedonia and Greece. St. Paul waited at Ephesus until the return of Timothy and Erastus, and left Ephesus shortly after Pentecost, 55 a.d. ( 1 Co...
Fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him. — We note, as before in Acts 20:19 , the absence of any suppression of emotion. As David and Jonathan parted of old ( 1 Samuel 20:41 ), so did St. Paul and his...
Commended to God Acts 20:28-38 Notice the change of the Revised Version in Acts 20:28 . The elder, whether presbyter or bishop, is not put over the flock; he is in it like the rest, needin...
Restful and mastered by Christ, Paul was yet restless and resistless in devotion to the enterprise of his Lord. These facts are evident throughout this chapter. We follow him in rapid movements, alwa...
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. (18) And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner...
And they all wept sore ,.... At the thoughts of parting with such a faithful and affectionate friend and servant of Christ; and no doubt but their affections were greatly moved by his prayers for th...
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, Ver. 37. And they all wept sore ] Expletur lachrymis egeriturque dolor. It was noted and noticed by the very heathens that there...
When he had thus spoken, he kneeled down The posture generally used by the apostles and first Christians in prayer, as it had been also by our Lord himself, and by holy men of old; see the margin....
Finally Paul follows Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia, leaving a field of labor that had been most fruitful. How long he spent in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea we are not told, but he gave them mu...
Paul Takes Leave of the Elders of Ephesus. 36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. 37 And they...
As they used to do their friends when they took their leave of them: see Genesis 45:14,15 .
Paul's Address To The Elders of the Ephesian Church (20:17-38).
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 20:17 . Miletus .—Thirty-six miles south of Ephesus, and on the south-west of the Latmian Gulf. “Now a desolation: then an emporium of trade with four ports or docks crowde...
Acts 20:4 . There accompanied him Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, according to the Vulgate. He is called by Paul, Sosipater. Romans 16:21 . Aristarchus, who accompanied him to Rome, and...
And they all wept sore … sorrowing most of all … that they should see his face no more. Paul’s farewell I. The tears of the noble servants of God. 1. A painful tax of human weakness, which e...
EXPOSITION Acts 20:1 Having sent for … and exhorted for called unto him, A.V. and T.R.; took leave of them, and departed for and embraced them, and departed, A.V. Departed for to...
The elders bid their teacher Godspeed:
1 Corinthians 16:20 ; 1 Samuel 20:41 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:26 ; 2 Corinthians 13:12 ; 2 Kings 20:3 ; 2 Samuel 15:30 ; 2 Timothy 1:4 ; Ezra 10:1 ; Genesis 45:14 ; Genesis 46:29 ; Job 2:12 ;...
They all wept — Of old, men, yea, the best and bravest of men, were easily melted into tears; a thousand instances of which might be produced from profane as well as sacred writers. But now, notwit...