Luke 7:45
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You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.
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no kiss--of salutation. How much love was here? Any at all?
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. Christ confirming the doctrine he had preached in the former chapter, with two glorious miracles - the curing of one at a distance, and that was the centurion's servant (Luk 7:1-10), and the raising of one to life that was dead, the widow's son at Nain (Luk 7:11-18). II. Christ confirming the faith of John who was now in prison, and of some of his disciples, by sending him a short account of the miracles he wrought, in answer to a question he received from him (Luk 7:19-23), to which he adds an honourable testimony concerning John, and a just reproof to the men of that generation for the contempt they put upon him and his doctrine (Luk 7:24-35). III. Christ comforting a poor penitent that applied herself to him, all in tears of godly sorrow for sin, assuring her that her sins were pardoned, and justifying himself in the favour he showed her against the cavils of a proud Pharisee (Luk 7:36-50).
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Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.”
Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.