1Th 5:26 | RWP | e4.org | With a holy kiss ( εν φιληματ αγιω ). With a kiss that is holy (Milligan) a token of friendship and brotherly love ( ; ; ). In it is "with a kiss of love." This was the customary salutation for rabbis.

‏ 1 Thessalonians 5:26

With a holy kiss ( εν φιληματ αγιω ). With a kiss that is holy (Milligan) a token of friendship and brotherly love (1Co 16:20; 2Co 13:12; Ro 16:16). In 1Pe 5:14 it is "with a kiss of love." This was the customary salutation for rabbis.