Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Acts 20:37

"And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul`s neck and kissed him," — Acts 20:37 (ASV)

When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with the Ephesian elders and prayed with them. On the basis of the parallels between this farewell address and Paul’s letters, the substance of what he prayed for can be found in such places as Eph 1:15–23; Php 1:3–11; Colossians 1:3–14; and 1 Thessalonians 1:2–3; 3:11–13; 5:23–24. After a deeply affectionate and sorrowful farewell with tears on both sides,

Paul and his traveling companions boarded the ship.