2 Thessalonians 3:17–18
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3:17I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter.203:18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.21
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- 20 Grk “The greeting in my hand, Paul, which is a sign in every letter, thus I write.” 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.
- 21 Most witnesses, including some early and important ones (א2 A D F G Ψ 𝔐 lat sy), 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 (א* B 0278 6 33 1739 1881* 2464 sa), giving sufficient base to prefer the shorter reading.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand, which is an authenticating mark in every letter; this is how I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Here 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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The greeting is by my hand, Paul’s, which is a sign of genuineness in every letter: this is how I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The salutation of 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. Amen.
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