1 Peter 5:13 Meaning and Explanation
“The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Greetings come from the church in Babylon, chosen together with them, and from Mark, Peter's son in the faith.
What Does 1 Peter 5:13 Mean?
Peter sends greetings from the church where he is, called Babylon, and from Mark, whom he calls his son, surely a son in the faith rather than by birth. The warmth of a wider family fills the closing lines.
He describes that distant church as elected together with you, chosen alongside his readers. Across the miles, scattered congregations are bound as one chosen people. The greeting itself enacts the truth Peter has taught: though dispersed and pressed, believers everywhere belong to one another in God. The isolated reader is reminded of a vast and loving family, sending love across the distance, chosen together for the same glory.
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What does 1 Peter 5:13 mean?
Greetings come from the church in Babylon, chosen together with them, and from Mark, Peter's son in the faith.