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Final Greetings and Benediction

16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with all of you.

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11 May the Lord give strength to his people!
    May the Lord bless his people with peace!(A)

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33 The God of peace be with all of you.[a] Amen.(A)

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  1. 15.33 One ancient authority adds 16.25–27 here

20 The God of peace will shortly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.[a](A)

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  1. 16.20 Other ancient authorities lack this sentence

33 I have said this to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution, but take courage: I have conquered the world!”(A)

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14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
    and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”[a](A)

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  1. 2.14 Other ancient authorities read peace, goodwill among people

25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.[a](A)

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  1. 25 Other ancient authorities add Amen

To all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(A)

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27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.(A)

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23 “Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son,
    and they shall name him Emmanuel,”

which means, “God is with us.”(A)

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12 O Lord, may you ordain peace for us,
    for indeed, all that we have done, you have done for us.(A)

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For a child has been born for us,
    a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders,
    and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.(A)
Great will be his authority,[a]
    and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
    He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
    from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(B)

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  1. 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain

26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.(A)

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Benediction

20 Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,(A)

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and to him Abraham apportioned “one-tenth of everything.” His name, in the first place, means “king of righteousness”; next, he is also king of Salem, that is, “king of peace.”

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22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.[a]

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  1. 4.22 The Greek word for you here is plural. Other ancient authorities add Amen

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.[a]

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  1. 3.18 Other ancient authorities add Amen

23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound[a] and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.(A)

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  1. 5.23 Or complete

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.(A)

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about[a] these things. As for the things that you have learned and received and heard and noticed in me, do them, and the God of peace will be with you.(B)

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  1. 4.8 Gk take account of

14 For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us,(A) 15 abolishing the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace,(B) 16 and might reconcile both to God in one body[a] through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it.[b](C) 17 So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,

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  1. 2.16 Or reconcile both of us in one body for God
  2. 2.16 Or in him or in himself

Final Greetings and Benediction

11 Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell.[a] Be restored; listen to my appeal;[b] agree with one another; live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.(A)

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  1. 13.11 Or rejoice
  2. 13.11 Or encourage one another

19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself,[a] not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.(A) 20 So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ: be reconciled to God.(B) 21 For our sake God made the one who knew no sin to be sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.(C)

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  1. 5.19 Or God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself

33 for God is a God not of disorder but of peace), as in all the churches of the saints.

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20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”[a]

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  1. 28.20 Other ancient authorities add Amen

13 It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord; he shall bear royal honor and shall sit upon his throne and rule. There shall be a priest by his throne, with peaceful understanding between the two of them.(A)

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