With a holy kiss (εν φιληματ αγιω). In the synagogue men kissed men and women kissed women. This was the Christian custom at a lat…

All the brethren, and so on. This refers to all the Christians with whom Paul was connected in Ephesus. They felt a deep interest in the c…

A holy kiss.—The kiss was the ordinary form of affectionate greeting in the East. The Church adopted it; and when in this way int…

Characteristically Paul concludes with a series of final greetings. First, he wants the Corinthians to know that the churches of Asia are intereste…

Salute one another with a holy kiss. The practice of kissing was very common among the Jews, as is evident from the Scriptures. In Gre…

All the brethren greet you
Either the brethren, the members of the church at Ephesus; or the apostle's brethren in t…

Christianity by no means destroys civility. Religion should promote a courteous and obliging disposition towards all. Those who take encouragement …

Here he instructs them about matters concerning his disciples. First, he addre es matters related to Timothy; second, those related to Apollos (ver…