All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
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All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
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All the brethren grete you. Grete ye one another with an holy kysse.
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All the brethren greete you. Greete ye one another, with an holy kisse.
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to 1 Corinthians 16:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Romans 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
- 1 Peter 5:14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
- 2 Corinthians 13:12-13 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
- Hebrews 13:24 Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. The Italians greet you.
- Romans 16:21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives.
- Romans 16:23 Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.
- Philippians 4:22 All the saints greet you, especially those who are of Caesar’s household.
- Philemon 1:23-24 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 20 All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one…
20 All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.
Ver. 20. With a holy kiss] Not hollow, as Joab and Judas; not carnal, as that harlot, Pro 7:13. See Rom 16:16.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This proveth no more, than that as it is…
This proveth no more, than that as it is in use with us to salute one another with a kiss when we meet; so it was in use in those times and countries to do the like, in token of love and friendship. It is called the kiss of charity, 1Pe 5:14. The apostle requireth, that in these salutations they should have chaste and holy thoughts. This seemeth to be all meant by the
holy kiss, mentioned Rom 16:16; 2Co 13:12; 1Th 5:26, and here.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with…
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. This is the apostle's salutation in all his epistles, and is a token of the truth and genuineness of them; See Gill on Rom 16:20; and is a wish for a supply of all grace from Christ, and an increase of it in the saints; that they may have the communications of it to them, to quicken, invigorate, and draw forth into exercise the grace they have received, and to enable and assist them in the discharge of every duty.
1 Corinthians 16:24
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 20. With a holy kiss.] The ancient patriarchs,…
Verse 20. With a holy kiss.] The ancient patriarchs, and the Jews in general, were accustomed to kiss each other whenever they met; and this was a token of friendship and peace with them, as shaking of hands is with us. The primitive Christians naturally followed this example of the Jews. See Clarke on Ro 16:16.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain All the brethren ... - All the Christians with…
All the brethren ... - All the Christians with whom Paul was connected in Ephesus. They felt a deep interest in the church at Corinth, and sent to them Christian salutations. “With a holy kiss; see the note on Rom 16:16.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain holy kiss--the token of the mutual love of Christians,…
holy kiss--the token of the mutual love of Christians, especially at the Lord's Supper (compare Rom 16:16; Th1 5:26), "in which all the dissensions of the Corinthians would be swallowed up" [BENGEL].
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 20. All the brethren—The body of the Ephesian Church…
20. All the brethren—The body of the Ephesian Church sends, from Asia to Europe, to the body of the Corinthian Church, its fraternal Christian greet.
Holy kiss—Rom_16:16. Justin Martyr says: “At the close of our prayers we salute each other with a kiss.” The “Apostolic Constitutions,” 2:57, says: “Then let the men salute each other, and the women salute each other, with the kiss in the Lord—and after that let the deacon pray for the whole Church.” It was simply the adoption into the Christian ritual of an eastern and Old Testament custom. Stanley says: “On Good Friday it was omitted, in commemoration of the kiss of Judas. Down to the fifth century it was given after baptism, and was afterwards superseded by the (verbal) salutation, ‘Peace be with thee.’ It was technically called η ειρηνη, ‘the peace.’” Grotius says, “He rightly enjoins the kiss of peace on those who were in danger of being rent to pieces by schisms.”
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. All the brethren] i.e. “the whole Ephesian Church.”—Alford.
20. All the brethren] i.e. “the whole Ephesian Church.”—Alford.
with a holy kiss] The word holy is added to guard against misconception in an impure age. The spirit in which it was to be given was that which was to regulate the intercourse of Timothy with the other sex. (1Ti_5:2.) The kiss of peace (see Rom_16:16; 2Co_13:12; 1Th_5:26; 1Pe_5:14) once formed a prominent part in the ritual of the Church. It is still retained in the East, where the men and women sit, and salute each other, apart. In the Roman ritual the pax, a small piece of metal or wood, which the priest kissed, and afterwards sent round for the congregation to kiss in turn, was substituted for it In our own Reformed Liturgy it has been abolished.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20) An holy kiss.—The kiss was the ordinary form…
(20) An holy kiss.—The kiss was the ordinary form of affectionate greeting in the East. The Church adopted it; and when thus interchanged between those whose bond of friendship was not earthly, but spiritual, it was designated “the holy kiss.” (See Rom_16:16; 1Th_5:26.) The practice was given up in the Latin Church in the thirteenth century, but is still used in the Greek Church on certain great occasions, such as Easter Day.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain All the brethren. The Ephesian Church in general. With…
All the brethren. The Ephesian Church in general. With a holy kiss. The kiss of peace is mentioned in Rom_16:16; 2Co_13:12; 1Pe_5:14. It was a sign of the reconciliation of all dissensions. But the abuse of the practice and the hideous heathen calumnies which it helped to perpetuate, led to its abolition. In the Roman Church a shadow of it still remains in the custom of the congregation kissing the pax after the priest has kissed it. The custom still continues in the Christos voscress of Easter Day in the Greek Church, when
See! the bearded faces kiss each other: Every Russian Christian loves his brother. Serf or noble, each today may claim Friendly kiss in that all friendly Name.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 20. Greet ye one another with a holy kiss.…
20. Greet ye one another with a holy kiss. See note on Romans 16:16.
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William B. Godbey 1900 · Public Domain 20. “Salute one another with a holy kiss.” The…
20. “Salute one another with a holy kiss.” The original meaning of phileoma, translated “kiss,” is “a love-token.” This gives it a considerable latitude. The cordial grip of the hand or embrace in the arms is a love-token, as well as a kiss with the lips. Some Holiness people are very explicit in this commandment to salute with a holy kiss. That is all right. These love- tokens are well pleasing to the Lord, who wants us all to love one another. The only point to be guarded is that you do not run into bondage over this or anything else. The Lord does not want you to legalize, but to enjoy perfect spiritual freedom. When He sanctified you wholly, He broke every yoke which Satan, sin and self had ever put on your neck. Now be sure that you abide steadfast in this glorious freedom. The devil will use Holiness people to put a yoke on you if he can, now that you have gotten out of the reach of sinners and dead churches. Keep your eye on Jesus, follow Him only, and He will keep His hand on you. “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” is a maxim as true in religion as in politics.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain All the brethren [in Ephesus] salute you. Salute one…
All the brethren [in Ephesus] salute you. Salute one another with a holy kiss . [See commentary on Thessalonians, page 27. "He rightly enjoins the kiss of peace upon those who were in danger of being rent to pieces by schisms."--Grotius.]
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 16:20 a sacred kiss: A kiss on the cheek…
16:20 a sacred kiss: A kiss on the cheek was a common greeting.
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