Acts 20 · Verse 36

Acts 20:36

And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
Acts 20:36, King James Version

Acts 20:36 in other translations

BSBWhen Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
WEBWhen he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
ASVAnd when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed with them all.
YLTAnd these things having said, having bowed his knees, with them all, he did pray,
DARBYAnd having said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
BBEAnd having said these words, he went down on his knees in prayer with them all.
WebsterAnd when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

What does Acts 20:36 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:36-38
36-38. he kneeled down and prayed with them all, &c.--Nothing can be more touching than these three concluding verses, leaving an indelible impression of rare ministerial fidelity and affection on the apostle's part, and of warm admiration and attachment on the part of these Ephesian presbyters. Would to God that such scenes were more frequent in the Church!

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 36. He kneeled down. The usual attitude of prayer. It is the proper posture of a suppliant. It indicates reverence and humility; and is represented in the Scriptures as the common attitude of devotion, 2Chr 6:13, Dan 6:10, Lk 22:41, Acts 7:60, 9:40, 21:5, Rom 11:4, Php 2:10; Eph 3:14, Mk 1:40.

(a) "kneeled down" Acts 21:5.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 He kneeled down and prayed - Kneeling is the proper posture of a supplicant, it argues at once both humility and submission; and he who prays to God should endeavor to feel the utmost measures of both.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 20:28-38

If the Holy Ghost has made ministers overseers of the flock, that is, shepherds, they must be true to their trust. Let them consider their Master's concern for the flock committed to their charge. It is the church He has purchased with his own blood. The blood was his as Man; yet so close is the union between the Divine and human nature, that it is there called the blood of God, for it was the blood of Him who is…

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Acts 20:36 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ταῦταtautathese thingsG3778
εἰπὼνeipōnhaving saidG2036
θεὶςtheishaving bowedG5087
τὰtatheG3588
γόναταgonatakneeG1119
αὐτοῦautouof himG846
σὺνsunwithG4862
πᾶσινpasinallG3956
αὐτοῖςautoisthemG846
προσηύξατο.prosēuxatohe prayed.G4336

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 20:36

  • Acts 21:5

    And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

  • Luke 22:41

    And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

  • Acts 7:60

    And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

  • Philippians 4:6

    Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  • Daniel 6:10

    Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:13

    For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,

  • Ephesians 3:14

    For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he kneeled.
7:60; 21:5; 2Ch 6:13; Da 6:10; Lu 22:41; Eph 3:14; Php 4:6

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Context

  • Acts 20:35

    I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

  • Acts 20:36

    And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

  • Acts 20:37

    And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,

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Acts 20:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y como hubo dicho estas cosas, se puso de rodillas, y oró con todos ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ayant dit ces choses, il se mit à genoux et pria avec eux tous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als er dies gesagt hatte, kniete er nieder und betete mit ihnen allen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et cum hæc dixisset, positis genibus suis oravit cum omnibus illis.