What Does 2 Corinthians 13:13 Mean in the King James?
All the saints salute you.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The word “saints” names people set apart, while “salute” makes that belonging reach toward you as a greeting.
THE MEANING
You receive the greeting of all the set-apart ones. Their distinct belonging does not close around them; it reaches you as recognition and welcome. The verse places you inside a shared life that crosses the distance between people.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The belief that being set apart means being cut off from others dissolves here: the set-apart ones greet you.
THE ROOT
οἱ ἅγιοι
hoi hagioi
GROWS FROM
ἁγι-
hagi-
Set apart; belonging to what is sacred.
“Saints” carries the sense of people set apart, not merely a religious title. The same word family describes the act and state of setting apart, so the greeting comes from a community defined by belonging, and it reaches you.
ALSO GROWS
hagiazō: Set apart; consecrate.
ἁγιάζω
This verb names the setting-apart behind the word “saints.”
hagiasmos: Setting apart; consecration.
ἁγιασμός
This noun shows “saints” as a shared state of belonging, not a solitary distinction.
ἀσπάζονται
aspazontai
GROWS FROM
ἀσπάζ-
aspaz-
Greet or welcome.
The verb translated “salute” is a greeting that turns toward another person. Its word family appears in greetings sent across distance and in greetings exchanged face to face, making welcome something shared.
ALSO GROWS
aspazomai: Greet; welcome.
ἀσπάζομαι
This is the verb in its dictionary form, the same family as the greeting sent to you.
aspasmos: Greeting; salutation.
ἀσπασμός
This related noun names the greeting as an act passed between people.
THE PATTERN
A greeting carries welcome across distance and turns it into mutual recognition.
And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.THE THREAD
All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.The words translated “greet” here are forms of ἀσπάζομαι (aspazomai), to greet or welcome, the same verb behind “salute” in this verse. The greeting that reaches you turns outward again as a shared exchange.
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