1 Thessalonians 5:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.

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About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Rom 16:16 : 16 Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you.
1 Cor 16:20 : 20 All the brethren salute you. Salute one another with a holy kiss.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Cor 16:19-21
3 verses
90%
19The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
20All the brethren salute you. Salute one another with a holy kiss.
21The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
2 Cor 13:11-14
4 verses
89%
11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
12Salute one another with a holy kiss.
13All the saints salute you.
14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
1 Pet 5:13-14
2 verses
86%
13She that is in Babylon, elect together with [you], saluteth you; and [so doth] Mark my son.
14Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be unto you all that are in {G2424} Christ.
Rom 16:14-16
3 verses
86%
14Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren that are with them.
15Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints that are with them.
16Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you.
1 Thess 5:27-28
2 verses
80%
27I adjure you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the {G40} brethren.
28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
1 Thess 5:25
79%
25Brethren, pray for us.
Phil 4:21-23
3 verses
77%
21Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren that are with me salute you.
22All the saints salute you, especially {G1161} they that are of Caesar's household.
23The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Titus 3:15
74%
15All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in faith. Grace be with you all.
2 John 1:13
72%
13The children of thine elect sister salute thee.
3 John 1:14
71%
14but I hope shortly to see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace [be] unto thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
Heb 13:24-25
2 verses
71%
24Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
25Grace be with you all. Amen.
Rom 16:5
71%
5and [salute] the church that is in their house. Salute Epaenetus my beloved, who is the firstfruits of Asia unto Christ.
Rom 16:8
71%
8Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord.
Eph 6:23-24
2 verses
70%
23Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with [a love] incorruptible.
1 Cor 16:23-24
2 verses
70%
23The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
24My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Matt 26:49
70%
49And straightway he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him.
Gal 6:18
69%
18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
2 Thess 3:15-17
3 verses
69%
15And [yet] count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
17The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
3 John 1:5
69%
5Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;
1 Thess 5:12-13
2 verses
69%
12But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
13and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
Acts 20:37
69%
37And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,
Phlm 1:23
69%
23Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, saluteth thee;
Matt 5:47
69%
47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others?] do not even the Gentiles the same?
Rom 16:21
69%
21Timothy my fellow-worker saluteth you; and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
Rom 12:10
69%
10In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
2 Tim 4:22
69%
22The Lord {G2424} {G5547} be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.
Gal 1:2
69%
2and all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
Matt 10:12
68%
12And as ye enter into the house, salute it.
Phlm 1:25
68%
25The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Heb 13:1
68%
1Let love of the brethren continue.
1 Pet 2:17
68%
17Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
Col 4:15
68%
15Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.