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Acts 20:38 KJV
Acts · chapter 20 · verse 38
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.Acts 20:38 · King James Version
Acts 20:38 in context
36And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
37And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
38Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- accompaniedpropempōto send before, to send forward, bring on the way, accompany or escort, to set one…G4311 →
- Sorrowingodynaōto cause intense pain, to be in anguish, be tormented, to torment or distress one's selfG3600 →
- wordslogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
- spakeereōto utter, speak, sayG2046 →
- faceprosōponthe face, the front of the human head, countenance, look, the face so far forth as it is…G4383 →
- seetheōreōto be a spectator, look at, behold, to view attentively, take a view of, survey, to view…G2334 →
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After the parting sermon that Paul preached to the elders of Ephesus, which was very affecting, we have here the parting prayer and tears, which were yet more affecting; we can scarcely read the account here given of them, and meditate upon them with dry eyes. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 36-38