Acts
King James Version (KJV)


“And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,”
King James Version (KJV)
20:37 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, notwithstanding the effeminacy which almost universally prevails, we leave those tears to women and children.
Ac 20:37 Fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him. An Eastern custom of exhibiting great affection.
And they all wept sore, and fell on Pauls necke, and kissed him,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And they {began} to weep aloud and embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,
- American Standard Version (1901)
And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him,
- Basic English Bible
They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
And they all wept sore; and falling upon the neck of Paul they ardently kissed him,
- Darby Bible
And there was much weeping among them all; and falling on the neck of Paul, they kissed him,
- Douay-Rheims Bible
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,
- English Revised Version
They all wept a lot, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,
- World English Bible