Acts 20:37
They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,
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- Luke 15:20 : 20 So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.
- 2 Tim 1:4 : 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
- Rev 7:17 : 17 because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
- Rev 21:4 : 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more– or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist.”
- Rom 16:16 : 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
- 1 Cor 16:20 : 20 All the brothers and sisters send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
- 2 Cor 13:12 : 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
- 1 Thess 5:26 : 26 Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss.
- Gen 45:14 : 14 Then he threw himself on the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
- Gen 46:29 : 29 Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. When he met him, he hugged his neck and wept on his neck for quite some time.
- 1 Sam 20:41 : 41 When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.
- 2 Sam 15:30 : 30 As David was going up the Mount of Olives, he was weeping as he went; his head was covered and his feet were bare. All the people who were with him also had their heads covered and were weeping as they went up.
- 2 Kgs 20:3 : 3 “Please, LORD. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.
- Ezra 10:1 : 1 The People Confess Their Sins While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites– men, women, and children alike– gathered around him. The people wept loudly.
- Job 2:12 : 12 But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads.
- Ps 126:5 : 5 Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.
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