Final Greetings

19 The churches in the province of Asia(A) send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla[a](B) greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.(C) 20 All the brothers and sisters here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.(D)

21 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.(E)

22 If anyone does not love the Lord,(F) let that person be cursed!(G) Come, Lord[b]!(H)

23 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.(I)

24 My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 16:19 Greek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla
  2. 1 Corinthians 16:22 The Greek for Come, Lord reproduces an Aramaic expression (Marana tha) used by early Christians.
  3. 1 Corinthians 16:24 Some manuscripts do not have Amen.

Paul’s Final Greetings

19 The churches here in the province of Asia[a] send greetings in the Lord, as do Aquila and Priscilla[b] and all the others who gather in their home for church meetings. 20 All the brothers and sisters here send greetings to you. Greet each other with a sacred kiss.

21 HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING—PAUL.

22 If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come![c]

23 May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.

24 My love to all of you in Christ Jesus.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 16:19a Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.
  2. 16:19b Greek Prisca.
  3. 16:22 From Aramaic, Marana tha. Some manuscripts read Maran atha, “Our Lord has come.”
  4. 16:24 Some manuscripts add Amen.

19 The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

20 All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.

21 The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.

22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

24 My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

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