Commentaries and Other Bible Study Helps - Prayer Tents - Prayer Tents

5:26 holy kiss. A symbol of Christian fellowship and holiness (see note on 1 Cor. 16:20; also cf. Acts 20:37; Rom. 16:16; 2 Cor. 13:12; 1 Pet. 5:14).

5:27 I. As usual, having dictated his letter to a secretary, Paul wrote the final greeting in his own handwriting as an authenticating mark (cf. 2 Thess. 3:17). have this letter read to all. The letter was to be read aloud to all community members, including the fainthearted and idle. See note on Col. 4:16.