2 Thessalonians 3:16-18
Legacy Standard Bible
16 Now (A)may the Lord of peace (B)Himself continually give you peace in every [a]circumstance. (C)The Lord be with you all!
17 The greeting (D)is in my own hand—[b]Paul, which is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write. 18 (E)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Lit way
- 2 Thessalonians 3:17 Lit Paul’s
2 Thessalonians 3:16-18
New English Translation
Conclusion
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all. 17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter.[a] 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.[b]
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:17 tn Grk “The greeting in my hand, Paul, which is a sign in every letter, thus I write.”sn Up to 3:17 the letter was dictated by Paul but written down by a secretary or amanuensis. But Paul took up the pen and wrote vv. 17-18 personally to authenticate that it was his (how I write in every letter). See similar indications in 1 Cor 16:21; Gal 6:11; and Col 4:18.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:18 tc Most witnesses, including some early and significant ones (א2 A D F G Ψ 1175 1241 1505 1881c M lat sy bo), conclude this letter with ἀμήν (amēn, “amen”). Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. Further, the witnesses for the omission are among the best mss (א* B 0278 6 33 1739 1881* 2464 sa), giving sufficient base to prefer the shorter reading.
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