1 Peter 5:14

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

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

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 , addressed to the same region, the same limitation. of the salutation occurs, whence Peter adopts it. Contrast "be with you all," ; .