1 Thessalonians 5:26

Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.

1 Thessalonians 5:26, King James Version

1 Thessalonians 5:26 in other translations

BSB	Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
WEB	Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
ASV	Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.
YLT	salute all the brethren in an holy kiss;
DARBY	Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.
BBE	Give all the brothers a holy kiss.
Webster	Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

What does 1 Thessalonians 5:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

26. Hence it appears this Epistle was first handed to the elders, who communicated it to "the brethren." holy kiss--pure and chaste. "A kiss of charity" (1Pe 5:14). A token of Christian fellowship in those days (compare Lu 7:45; Ac 20:37), as it is a common mode of salutation in many countries. The custom hence arose in the early Church of passing the kiss through the congregation at the holy communion [Justin Martyr, Apology, 1.65; Apostolic Constitutions, 2.57], the men kissing the men, and the women the women, in the Lord. So in the Syrian Church each takes his neighbor's right hand and gives the salutation, "Peace."

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

Barnes' Notes

Verse 26. Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.

Rom 16:16.

(*) "Greet" "Salute"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 26 Greet all the brethren - See the note on Rom 16:16. Instead of all the brethren, the Coptic has, greet one another; a reading not noticed by either Griesbach or Wetstein.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28

The apostle prays that they might be sanctified more perfectly, for the best are sanctified but in part while in this world; therefore we should pray for, and press toward, complete holiness. And as we must fall, if God did not carry on his good work in the soul, we should pray to God to perfect his work, till we are presented faultless before the throne of his glory. We should pray for one another; and brethren…

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1 Thessalonians 5:26 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.

ἈσπάσασθεAspasasthedo greetG782

τοὺςtoustheG3588

ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrothersG80

πάνταςpantasallG3956

ἐνenwithG1722

φιλήματιphilēmatia kissG5370

ἁγίῳ.hagiōholy.G40

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

Cross references for 1 Thessalonians 5:26

Romans 16:16
Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
1 Corinthians 16:20
All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ro 16:16; 1Co 16:20

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Context

1 Thessalonians 5:25
Brethren, pray for us.
1 Thessalonians 5:26
Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
1 Thessalonians 5:27
I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.

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1 Thessalonians 5:26 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Saludad á todos los hermanos en ósculo santo.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Saluez tous les frères par un saint baiser.
German Elberfelder 1871	Grüßet alle Brüder mit heiligem Kuß.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Salutate fratres omnes in osculo sancto.