1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 Corinthians 16:20 holy kiss. See note on 2 Cor. 13:12–13. Many practices with symbolic meanings change from culture to culture (such as footwashing, or head covering for wives; see note on 1 Cor. 11:5–6). A “holy kiss” would not mean the same thing today that it did in the first century. Such commands are best obeyed by substituting an action (such as a handshake or hug or bow) that would have the same meaning today.

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