1 Coríntios 16

1 Coríntios 16

Trapp adds it is “Not hollow, as Joab and Judas; not carnal, as that harlot, Proverbs 7:13.” This act is clearly a manifestation of love in a Christian fellowship, even though in our culture it may be displayed differently. Robertson and Plummer on all - The Corinthians are not to think that only Aquila and Priscilla with their circle take an interest in them. St Paul can answer for every Christian at Ephesus. ‘The affection which the Christians in Ephesus and Asia manifest towards you must kindle in all of you affection for one another, which should be expressed by a hallowed use of the common mark of affection. The solemn kiss was a token of the love for one another which all Christians ought to regard as a debt (Rom. 13:8). This φίλημα ἅγιον (1 Thess. 5:26; Rom. 16:16), or ἅγιον φίλημα (2 Cor. 13:12), or φίλημα ἀγάπης (1 Pet. 5:14), very soon became part of the ritual of public worship....From England the custom spread in the thirteenth century of passing round a tablet (pax, instrumentum pacis, tabella pacis, asser ad pacem, oculatorium) to be kissed as a substitute for the kiss of peace. The passing of this through the congregation led to so much confusion that at last it was confined to the clergy (Critical and Exegetical Commentary) Vine on holy - the word hagios, “holy,” means free from anything inconsistent with the calling of believers as saints. (Collected Writings) John