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Christian Standard Bible ®

2 Corinthians 13:12

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints send you greetings.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Kiss;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Kiss;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Greeting;   Kiss;   2 Corinthians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Corinthians, Second Epistle to;   Hebrews, Epistle to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Baptism;   Fellowship;   Holiness Purity;   Salutations;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Kiss;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Corinthians, Second Epistle to the;   Kiss;   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for April 4;  

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
Greet one another with an holy kisse.
King James Version
Greet one another with an holy kiss.
English Standard Version
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
New American Standard Bible
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
New Century Version
Greet each other with a holy kiss.
Amplified Bible
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Legacy Standard Bible
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Berean Standard Bible
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Contemporary English Version
Give each other a warm greeting. All of God's people send their greetings.
Complete Jewish Bible
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Darby Translation
Salute one another with a holy kiss.
Easy-to-Read Version
Give each other the special greeting of God's people. All of God's holy people here send you their greetings.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Greete one another with an holy kisse.
George Lamsa Translation
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Good News Translation
Greet one another with the kiss of peace. All of God's people send you their greetings.
Lexham English Bible
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
Literal Translation
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
American Standard Version
Salute one another with a holy kiss.
Bible in Basic English
Give one another a holy kiss.
Hebrew Names Version
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
International Standard Version
Greet one another with a holy kiss.[fn]
Etheridge Translation
Salute one another with the holy kiss.
Murdock Translation
Salute ye one another, with a holy kiss.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Greete one another in an holy kisse.
English Revised Version
Salute one another with a holy kiss.
World English Bible
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Salute one another with an holy kiss.
Weymouth's New Testament
Salute one another with a holy kiss.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Grete ye wel togidere in hooli cos.
Update Bible Version
Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the saints salute you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
New English Translation
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
New King James Version
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
New Living Translation
Greet each other with a sacred kiss.
New Life Bible
Greet each other with a kiss of holy love.
New Revised Standard
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Salute ye one another with a holy kiss.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Salute one another with a holy kiss.
Revised Standard Version
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Grete one another in an holy kysse.
Young's Literal Translation
salute one another in an holy kiss;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Salute one another with an holy kysse.
Mace New Testament (1729)
salute one another with religious affection.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Greet each other with a hearty handshake or a kiss.

Contextual Overview

11Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints send you greetings.13The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 14Final Warnings and Exhortations This is the third time I am coming to you. Every fact must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient, since you seek proof of Christ speaking in me. He is not weak toward you, but powerful among you. In fact, He was crucified in weakness, but He lives by God's power. For we also are weak in Him, yet toward you we will live with Him by God's power. Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you yourselves not recognize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless you fail the test. And I hope you will recognize that we do not fail the test. Now we pray to God that you do nothing wrong—not that we may appear to pass the test, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear to fail. For we are not able to do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. In fact, we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray that you become fully mature. This is why I am writing these things while absent, that when I am there I will not use severity, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down. Finally, brothers, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 1 Thessalonians 5:26, 1 Peter 5:14

Reciprocal: Acts 20:1 - embraced Acts 20:37 - kissed

Cross-References

Genesis 13:7
and there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.)
Genesis 13:8
So Abram said to Lot, “Please, let’s not have quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives.
Genesis 14:12
They also took Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, for he was living in Sodom, and they went on.
Genesis 19:1
The two angels entered Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in Sodom’s gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He bowed with his face to the ground
Genesis 19:25
He demolished these cities, the entire plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and whatever grew on the ground.
Genesis 19:29
So it was, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham and brought Lot out of the middle of the upheaval when he demolished the cities where Lot had lived.
Psalms 26:5
I hate a crowd of evildoers,and I do not sit with the wicked.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Greet one another with an holy kiss.

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Greet - Salute; see the note, Romans 16:3.

With an holy kiss - note, Romans 16:16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Corinthians 13:12. Greet one another with a holy kiss. — Use every means by which a good understanding may be brought about. Let the spirit of friendship live among you, and encourage its continuance by every friendly act. Romans 16:16; Romans 16:16.


 
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