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What are related verses?

Related passages to 1 Thessalonians 5:26 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:25, 1 Thessalonians 5:27, and 1 Thessalonians 4.

1 Thessalonians 5:26 (LSB)

Passage

Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it.

1 Thessalonians 5:25 Brothers, pray for us.

1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

1 Thessalonians 5:27 I implore you by the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Brothers pray for us..." into verse 27's "I implore you by the Lord to...", so "greet" and "brothers" 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 "brothers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.