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Berean Standard Bible

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

Acts 20:37

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Paul has met with the Ephesian elders at Miletus, giving them a farewell charge. Luke closes the scene with their emotional goodbye.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

They all wept a lot, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and there came a great weeping to all, and having fallen upon the neck of Paul, they were kissing him,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces hubo un gran lloro de todos: y echándose en el cuello de Pablo, le besaban,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Luego se fueron despidiendo de él, abrazándolo y besándolo. No podían contener el llanto

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