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1 Peter 5:13

1 Peter 5:13
The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity,.... The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions read, "with an holy kiss"; and so some copies, as in Rom 16:16 and elsewhere; See Gill on Rom 16:16; and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you - It will be seen at once that much of this is supplied by our translators; the words “church that is” not being in the original. The Greek is,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The Church that is at Babylon - After considering all that has been said by learned men and critics on this place, I am quite of opinion that the apostle does not mean Babylon in Egypt, nor Jerusalem,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Peter 5:10-14

We come now to the conclusion of this epistle, which,

I. The apostle begins with a most weighty prayer, which he addresses to God as the God of all grace, the author and finisher of every heavenly…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you The Greek MSS. (with the notable exception, however, of the Sinaitic), as the italics shew, have no noun corresponding to "church," and it is,…

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