1 Thessalonians 5:26

World English Bible

Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Give all the brothers and sisters the special greeting of God's people.

Revised Standard Version
Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Grete all the brethren with an holy kysse.

Hebrew Names Version
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

New American Standard Bible
Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss.

New Century Version
Give each other a holy kiss when you meet.

Update Bible Version
Salute all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Webster's Bible Translation
Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

English Standard Version
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Salute all the brethren with an holy kiss.

Weymouth's New Testament
Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Grete ye wel alle britheren in hooli cos.

English Revised Version
Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.

Berean Standard Bible
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Contemporary English Version
Give the Lord's followers a warm greeting.

Amplified Bible
Greet all the believers with a holy kiss [as brothers and sisters in God's family].

American Standard Version
Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.

Bible in Basic English
Give all the brothers a holy kiss.

Complete Jewish Bible
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Darby Translation
Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

International Standard Version
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.Romans 16:16;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Ask the peace of all our brethren, with the holy kiss.

Murdock Translation
Salute all our brethren with a holy kiss.

King James Version (1611)
Greete all the brethren with an holy kisse.

New Living Translation
Greet all the brothers and sisters with a sacred kiss.

New Life Bible
Greet all the Christians with a kiss of holy love.

New Revised Standard
Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Greete all the brethren with an holy kisse.

George Lamsa Translation
Salute all our brethren with a holy kiss.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Greete all the brethren in an holy kysse.

Good News Translation
Greet all the believers with the kiss of peace.

Christian Standard Bible®
Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss.

King James Version
Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.

Lexham English Bible
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Literal Translation
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Young's Literal Translation
salute all the brethren in an holy kiss;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Grete all the brethre with an holy kysse.

Mace New Testament (1729)
salute all the brethren with an holy kiss.

New English Translation
Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss.

New King James Version
Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Greet every one of God's cowboys with a hearty handshake.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

Legacy Standard Bible
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Contextual Overview

²³ May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴ Faithful is he who calls you, who will also do it. ²⁵ Brothers, pray for us. ²⁶ Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. ²⁷ I solemnly charge you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers. ²⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 10:1 - kissed him 2 Samuel 19:39 - kissed Barzillai Matthew 26:49 - kissed him Luke 7:45 - gavest Acts 20:1 - embraced Acts 20:37 - kissed 2 Corinthians 13:12 - General 1 Peter 5:14 - with a

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. In opposition, to an unchaste and hypocritical one. His meaning is, that they would salute the members of the church in his name, and give his Christian love and affections to them. And his view is to recommend to them brotherly love to each other, and to stir them up to the mutual exercise of it more and more.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss - see the notes on Romans 16:16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 26. Greet all the brethren — Romans 16:16; Romans 16:16. Instead of all the brethren, the Coptic has, greet one another; a reading not noticed by either Griesbach or Wetstein.