ACC ~ 1 Peter 5 v14

PEACE A SEAL. CHRYSOSTOM: See how when he has finished what he has to say, Peter seals it all with a prayer. Peace is the seal of everything he has written. CATENA.

THE HOLY KISS. BEDE: The holy kiss is the exact opposite of the kiss with which Judas betrayed the Savior. That is the sort of kiss used by those who speak peace to their neighbors, but their hearts are full of wickedness. The holy kiss, in sharp contrast to this, is one which is given not in word only but in deed and in truth as well. ON 1 PETER.

CONSECRATED TO GOD. OECUMENIUS: Paul says that there is a special kiss which is set apart and consecrated to God which is similar to the kiss of love, a virtue which Paul also extols. COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER.

THE PEACE OF CHRIST. THEOPHYLACT: This is no ordinary peace, for it is the same peace that Christ left his disciples when he went to be crucified. “My peace I leave with you, not as the world gives,” for you are not meant to pursue peace by natural affection for one another but by being joined in a holy fellowship, thereby avoiding the blows of enemies. COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER.

THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PETER