All that remains for Paul is to express:<\/p>\n
By doing so they would see God, who is love and peace, being with them (Romans 15:33; Philippians 4:9; I Thessalonians 5:23; II Thessalonians 3:16; I John 4:8-16).<\/p>\n
Paul asks that he pass on his greeting to each other with a holy kiss (Romans 16:16; I Corinthians 16:20; I Thessalonians 5:26; I Peter 5:14). Paul does not state that a kiss is the only form of greeting. We find greetings in the form of a wave or gesture of the hand and the clasping of hands (Acts 21:40). Paul said that James, Peter, and John “gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship<\/i>” (Galatians 2:9). Greetings are mentioned throughout the Bible and it appears that a kiss was a common greeting between close acquaintances. When Judas betrayed Jesus,\u00a0“Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him<\/i>” (Matthew 26:49). In this particular case, we would have no problem stating that Judas’ greeting was not done with a holy kiss; he greeted Christ with impure motives. Similarly, the soldiers mocking Jesus greeted him on bended knees and saluting him (Matthew 27:29; Mark 15:18), but it wasn’t sincere or holy. These negative cases show that greetings can be good or bad and were done in a variety of ways. The emphasis should not be on the kiss, but only on the holiness of the greeting.<\/p>\nPassing on “Hello”\u00a0(II Corinthians 13:13)<\/h2>\n
The saints mentioned are the Christians in Macedonia where Paul is currently; most likely Philippi.<\/p>\n
Note that this verse mentions each member of the Godhead: Jesus Christ, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit. The grace of Jesus refers to the undeserving gift that he gave us (Romans 16:24; I Corinthians 16:23). Likely Paul mentions Jesus first because that is how we come to God’s love (John 14:6). God’s love for His creation is also well-known (John 3:16; Ephesians 6:23). And fellowship with the Spirit (Philippians 2:1; Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; I John 3:24).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrior Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Corinthian Letters\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Supplement\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Benediction Paul’s Wishes\u00a0(II Corinthians 13:11) All that remains for Paul is to express: His wish for their joy. It is the echoing of a point from the beginning of this letter (II Corinthians 1:24) and similar to what Paul told others (Philippians 4:4; I Thessalonians 5:16). 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