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Acts 20:36

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Acts 20:36

Verse 36 of 38

Scripture focus

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

Acts 20:36 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 20:36

Theological / Devotional

Kneeled down. A normal posture in prayer (Ps. 95:6; Dan. 6:10), appropriate as a mark of humility before the Divine Majesty to whom prayer is addressed, and assumed especially in solemn moments (2 Chron. 6:13; 1 Kings 8:54; Luke 22:41). Paul is described as kneeling also when he bade farewell to the brethren at Tyre (Acts 21:5; cf. Eph. 3:14).

Prayed with them all. Luke, though giving full summarizations of public addresses and even conversations, did not record the words of Paul’s prayer with the elders of Ephesus. Its theme may be suggested by Eph. 3:14-21. Paul’s burden of prayer for his companions and converts appears in Acts 28:8; Rom. 1:9, 10; Eph. 1:16-19; Phil. 1:4, 5; 1 Thess. 1:2; 2 Tim. 1:3; Philemon 4-6.

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