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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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New Life Version

2 Corinthians 13:12

Greet each other with a kiss of holy love.

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

Christian Standard Bible®
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints send you greetings.
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 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

11 Last of all, Christian brothers, good-bye. Do that which makes you complete. Be comforted. Work to get along with others. Live in peace. The God of love and peace will be with you. 12 Greet each other with a kiss of holy love. 13 All those here who belong to Christ say hello. 14 May you have loving-favor from our Lord Jesus Christ. May you have the love of God. May you be joined together by the Holy Spirit.

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
There was fighting between those who cared for Abram's animals and those who cared for Lot's animals. The Canaanite and the Perizzite were living in the land at that time.
Genesis 13:8
So Abram said to Lot, "Let there be no fighting between you and me or between the men who take care of our animals, for we are brothers.
Genesis 14:12
They also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who lived in Sodom, and all that belonged to him, and left.
Genesis 19:1
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He put his face to the ground
Genesis 19:25
He destroyed those cities, and all the valley, and all the people of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
Genesis 19:29
But when God destroyed the cities of the valley, He remembered Abraham. He sent Lot out of the center of the danger, when He destroyed the cities where Lot lived.
Psalms 26:5
I hate the meeting of sinners, and will not sit with the sinful.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not let anyone fool you. Bad people can make those who want to live good become bad.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Greet one another with an holy kiss.

:-.

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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