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Acts 20:37

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And they all wept sore,.... At the thoughts of parting with such a faithful and affectionate friend and servant of Christ; and no doubt but their affections were greatly moved by his prayers for them, as well as by his discourse to them.

Christians are not Stoics, religion does not take away and destroy the natural affections, but regulates and governs them, and directs to a right use of them:and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him; as Esau fell on Jacob's neck and kissed him, Ge 33:4 and Joseph on his brother Benjamin's, and his father Jacob's, Ge 45:14.

And it was usual with the eastern nations, particularly the Persians , for friends and relations to kiss at parting, as well as at meeting; see Ru 1:9. Xenophon. Cyclopedia, l. 1. c.

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