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23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful and absolutely trustworthy is He who is calling you [to Himself for your salvation], and He will do it [He will fulfill His call by making you holy, guarding you, watching over you, and protecting you as His own].

25 Brothers and sisters, pray for us.

26 Greet all the believers with a holy [a]kiss [as brothers and sisters in God’s family]. 27 I solemnly charge you by the Lord to have this letter read before all the [b]congregation.

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

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greeting other believers with a kiss on the cheek would be the equivalent of today’s handshake, pat on the back, or casual hug.
  2. 1 Thessalonians 5:27 Lit brethren.

23 Now de may the ho God theos of ho peace eirēnē himself autos sanctify hagiazō you hymeis completely holotelēs, and kai may tēreō your hymeis · ho spirit pneuma, · kai · ho soul psychē, and kai · ho body sōma be preserved tēreō completely whole holoklēros and blameless amemptōs at en the ho coming parousia of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos. 24 The ho one who calls kaleō you hymeis is faithful pistos, and he hos will surely kai do poieō it.

25 Pray proseuchomai also kai for peri us hēmeis, brothers adelphos.

26 Greet aspazomai all pas the ho brothers adelphos with en a holy hagios kiss philēma.

27 I ask enorkizō you hymeis to swear by the name of the ho Lord kyrios to have this ho letter epistolē read anaginōskō to all pas the ho brothers adelphos.

28 The ho grace charis of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos be with meta you hymeis.

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