Acts 20:36

36 When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down and prayed with all of them.

Acts 20:36 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 20:36

And when he had thus spoken
And finished his speech to the elders: he kneeled down: upon the floor, which was a prayer gesture, used by Christ, and others; for, it seems, the disuse of kneeling in prayer, between the passover and pentecost, which Tertullian F11, and other writers, speak of, had not yet obtained, which was in memory of Christ's resurrection from the dead, for this was now the time: see ( Acts 20:6 Acts 20:16 ) and

prayed with them all:
and no doubt for them all; the Syriac version renders it, "and he prayed, and all the men with him"; the apostle, and the elders, joined together in prayer.


FOOTNOTES:

F11 De Corona Militis, c. 3.

Acts 20:36 In-Context

34 You know that I worked to support myself and those who were with me.
35 I have given you an example that by working hard like this we should help the weak. We should remember the words that the Lord Jesus said, 'Giving gifts is more satisfying than receiving them.'"
36 When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down and prayed with all of them.
37 Everyone cried a lot as they put their arms around Paul and kissed him.
38 The thought of not seeing Paul again hurt them most of all. Then they took Paul to the ship.
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