Acts 20:37

20:37 They all began to weep loudly, ¹  and hugged ²  Paul and kissed him, ³ 

Acts 20:1

Paul Travels Through Macedonia and Greece

20:1 After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging ⁴  them and saying farewell, ⁵  he left to go to Macedonia. ⁶ 

Acts 1:8

1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts ⁷  of the earth.”

Philippians 2:26

2:26 Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill.

Philippians 2:2

2:2 complete my joy and be of the same mind, ⁸  by having the same love, being united in spirit, ⁹  and having one purpose.

Philippians 1:4

1:4 I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you

¹ tn Grk “weeping a great deal,” thus “loudly” (BDAG 472 s.v. ἱκανός and BDAG 546 s.v. κλαυθμός).

² tn Grk “fell on Paul’s neck” (an idiom, see BDAG 1014 s.v. τράχηλος).

³ sn The Ephesians elders kissed Paul as a sign of both affection and farewell. The entire scene shows how much interrelationship Paul had in his ministry and how much he and the Ephesians meant to each other.

⁴ tn Or “exhorting.”

⁵ tn Or “and taking leave of them.”

⁶ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

⁷ tn Or “to the ends.”

⁸ tn Or “and feel the same way,” “and think the same thoughts.” The ἵνα (Jina) clause has been translated “and be of the same mind” to reflect its epexegetical force to the imperative “complete my joy.”

⁹ tn The Greek word here is σύμψυχοι (sumyucoi, literally “fellow souled”).