1 Thessalonians 5:26 (KJV)

Passage

Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

1 Thessalonians 5:25 Brethren, pray for us.

1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.

1 Thessalonians 5:27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.

1 Thessalonians 5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "greet", "brethren", "holy", and "kiss". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "greet" and "brethren", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Brethren pray for us..." into verse 27's "I charge you by the Lord that...", so "greet" and "brethren" belong inside that flow. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "greet" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.