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2 Corinthians 13:12

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

What does 2 Corinthians 13:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Salute one another with a holy kiss.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Salute one another with a holy kiss.
2 Corinthians 13:12 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Corinthians 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9For we rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are strong: this we also pray for, even your perfecting.
10For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when present deal sharply, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for casting down.
11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
12Salute one another with a holy kiss.
13All the saints salute you.
14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Greet one another with an holy kiss.] (See Gill on “ <451616>Romans 16:16”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Greet - Salute; see the note, Romans 16:3. With an holy kiss - note, Romans 16:16. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“13:12-13 a sacred kiss: The kiss was a common Jewish form of salutation, not only a sign of personal affection. Common in the New Testament church (Rom 16:16; 1 Cor 16:20; 1 Thes 5:26; 1 Pet 5:14), it may have a significance in worship services in uniting fellow believers (the “kiss of peace”). The word for sacred (Greek hagiō) is the same word that is translated God’s people (literally the saints; Greek hagioi) in the next sentence. • God’s people here were the believers in the place from which Paul was writing in Macedonia.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Rom 16:16; Co1 16:20; Th1 5:26; Pe1 5:14 2 Corinthians 13:13”
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