1 Corinthians 16:21
This greeting is in my own hand—Paul.
BSB
ASV
The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
KJV
The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
The salutation of me, Paul, with mine own hand - It is evident that Paul was accustomed to employ an amanuensis (copyist) in penning his epistles (see the note on Rom 16:22), though he signed his own name, and expressed his Christian salutation in every epistle, 2Th 3:17; compare Col 4:18. This gave a sanction to what was written; was a proof that it was his own, and was a valuable token of affectionate regard. It was a proof that there was no fraud or imposition. Why he employed an amanuensis is not known.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Philemon 1:19I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
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See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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Colossians 4:18This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
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Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.
which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.
Grace be with all of you.
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Galatians 6:11See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!
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This greeting is in my own hand—Paul.
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2 Thessalonians 3:17This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.
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This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
