1 Peter 5:12-14
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
12 By Silvanus, a true (loyal, consistent, incorruptible) brother, as I consider him, I have written briefly to you, to counsel and urge and stimulate [you] and to declare [to you] that this is the true [account of the] grace (the undeserved favor) of God. Be steadfast and persevere in it.
13 She [your sister church here] in Babylon, [who is] elect (chosen) with [yourselves], sends you greetings, and [so does] my son (disciple) Mark.
14 Salute one another with a kiss of love [the symbol of mutual affection]. To all of you that are in Christ Jesus (the Messiah), may there be peace ([a]every kind of peace and blessing, especially peace with God, and [b] freedom from fears, agitating passions, and moral conflicts). Amen (so be it).
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- 1 Peter 5:14 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- 1 Peter 5:14 Webster’s New International Dictionary offers this as a definition of “peace.”
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