2 Thessalonians 3:18
in 2 Thessalonians 3The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
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ASV
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
KJV
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens.
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This verse in 2 Thessalonians 3
Commentary
11 notes on this verseThe Apostle both began with grace and now again ends the epistle with grace, fortifying what was said on both sides as if with great walls, laying a firm foundation and adding an immovable conclusion. For if grace, which saves us, abides with you, it …
This site's exposition
Now may the Lord of peace Himself
on 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18
Paul takes the pen, This greeting is in my own hand, a mark in every letter. A letter seeming to be from us had alarmed them at 2:2. A secretary wrote the body, and the closing hand was a signature the churches could check.
This site's exposition
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
The letter ends as it began at 1:2, with grace. Theophylact of Ohrid pictures the two greetings as walls on either side of everything said between them. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown note that the subscription naming Athens in older English Bibles is a later addition, since Paul wrote from Corinth.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Whence then shall we know them, he says? For this very reason, he added, "The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every Epistle: so I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all." He does not here mean, that this is the token,-for it is probable that others also imitated this,-but that I write the salutation with mine own hand, as is the custom also now among us. For by the subscription the writings of those who send letters are made known.
"The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every Epistle: so I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all." This he says that he writes in every Epistle, that no one may be able to counterfeit them, his subscription being subjoined as a great token. And he calls the prayer a salutation, showing that everything they then did was spiritual; even when it was proper to offer salutation, the thing was attended with advantage; and it was prayer, not merely a symbol of friendship. With this he began, and with it he ended, guarding with strong walls what he had said elsewhere, and laying safe foundations, he brought it also to a safe end. "Grace be unto you and peace," he says; and again, "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." This the Lord also promised, saying to His disciples, "Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world." But this takes place when we are willing. For He will not be altogether with us, if we place ourselves at a distance. "I will be with you," He says, "always." Let us not therefore drive away grace.
The Medieval Church1 voice
"The grace," i.e., God's gratuitous gift that renders us pleasing to God; "of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." "Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ" (John 1:17).
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. This was the sign or token; See Gill on Rom 16:20 The subscription to this epistle is, "The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens"; though it seems rather to be written from Corinth. In the Syriac version it is said, "the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, which is written from Laodicea of Pisidia, and sent by the hands of Tychicus.''
The Apostle's Pious Request. 1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
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3 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
The grace - The favor, blessing, and influence of our Lord Jesus Christ, be with you all - be your constant companion. May you ever feel his presence, and enjoy his benediction! Amen - So let be! God grant it! This word in this place, has more evidence in favor of its genuineness than it has in most other places; and was probably added here by the apostle himself, or by the Church of the Thessalonians. The subscriptions to this epistle are various in the MSS. and Versions.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
He closes every Epistle by praying for GRACE to those whom he addresses. Amen--omitted in the oldest manuscripts It was doubtless the response of the congregation after hearing the Epistle read publicly; hence it crept into copies. The Subscription is spurious, as the Epistle was written not "from Athens," but from Corinth.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all; - See the notes, Rom 16:20. From the subscription to this Epistle, it purports to have been “written from Athens.” This is probably incorrect, as there is reason to think that it was written from Corinth. See the introduction. At all events, this subscription is of no authority. See the notes at the end of the Epistles to the Romans and 1 Corinthians.
The words behind it
10 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ἡ | he | The | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| χάρις | charis | grace | G5485 → | 153 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κυρίου | kuriou | Lord | G2962 → | 711 times |
| ἡμῶν | hemon | of us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| Ἰησοῦ | iesou | Jesus | G2424 → | 908 times |
| Χριστοῦ | christou | Christ | G5547 → | 523 times |
| μετὰ | meta | [be] with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| πάντων | panton | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| ὑμῶν | humon | of you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
ἩThe
heG3588 →19766 times
χάριςgrace
charisG5485 →153 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
κυρίουLord
kuriouG2962 →711 times
ἡμῶνof us
hemonG3165 →1936 times
ἸησοῦJesus
iesouG2424 →908 times
ΧριστοῦChrist
christouG5547 →523 times
μετὰ[be] with
metaG3326 →461 times
πάντωνall
pantonG3956 →1235 times
ὑμῶνof you
humonG4771 →2973 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
it leads to
- Luke 10:19
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
- 1 John 3:8
The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the…
- Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
- Malachi 4:3
Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Zechariah 10:5
They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
- Luke 10:19
Through
Romans 16:23Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:14
I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
- Acts 19:22
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
- 2 Timothy 4:20
Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.
- 1 Corinthians 1:14
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Thessalonians
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on 2 Thessalonians 1; John Chrysostom, Homily on 2 Thessalonians 5; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 2 Thessalonians and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on 2 Thessalonians.