1 Peter 5:14

A kiss of charity] RV 'a kiss of love'; cp. Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:26.

E. 1 Peter 5:14. Final blessing in which St. Peter uses the old Hebrew prayer for peace. This was the blessing he had heard his Lord use: cp. Matthew 10:12; Mark 5:34; Luke 2:14; Luke 2:29; John 20:19; John 20:21; John 20:26.

In Christ Jesus] RV 'Christ.' 'Christ Jesus,' so frequent in St. Paul's Epistles, is not used by St. Peter. For 'in Christ' see Intro. Amen] RV omits.