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2 Thessalonians 3:18
18May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens.
- New International Version (NIV)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:18
16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all. 17Here is my greeting in my own handwriting—Paul. I do this in all my letters to prove they are from me. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Read all of 2 Thessalonians 32 Thessalonians 3:18 word by word
Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶνRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The graceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- The graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
- of ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- youσύsu · youG4771
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- Amenἀμήνamēn · amenG281
- The secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
- toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- the ThessaloniansΘεσσαλονικεύςThessalonikeus · ThessalonianG2331
- was writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- AthensἈθῆναιAthēnai · AthensG116
Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 3:18
Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all; - See the notes, Romans 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 1Corinthians.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 The apostle prays for the Thessalonians. And let us desire the same blessings for ourselves and our friends. Peace with God. This peace is desired for them always, or in every thing. Peace by all means; in every way; that, as they enjoyed the means of grace, they might use all methods to secure peace. We need nothing more to make us safe and happy, nor can we desire any thing better for ourselves and our friends, than to have God's gracious…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Ancient letters often ended with a wish for health or prosperity. However, Paul’s blessing is much grander. He asks the Lord Jesus Christ to give grace to the recipients (see 1 Thessalonians 5:28).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. 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.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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