1 Peter 5:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are

Kiss of charity (Romans 16:16, "an holy kiss") - token of love to God and the brethren. Love and holiness are inseparable (cf. Acts 20:37).

Peace - Peter's closing salutation; as Paul's is, "Grace be with you," accompanied with "peace be to the brethren." "Peace" (flowing from salvation) was Christ's own salutation after the resurrection: from Him Peter derives it.

Be with you all that are in Christ. ['Aleph (') adds, A B omit, "Jesus."] In Ephesians 6:24, addressed to the same region, the same limitation. of the salutation occurs, whence Peter adopts it. Contrast "be with you all," Romans 16:24; 1 Corinthians 16:23.

1 Peter 5:14

14 Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.