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2 Thessalonians 3:16–18
Final Greeting and Benediction
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself grant you peace through everything in every way. May the Lord be with all of you. 17 The greeting is by my hand, Paul’s, which is ⌊a sign of genuineness⌋b in every letter: ⌊this is how I write⌋c. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
| b | Literally “a sign” |
| c | Literally “in this way I write” |
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
17 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
17 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. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all.
17 Here is my greeting in my own handwriting—Paul. I do this in all my letters to prove they are from me.
18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.
17 The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 Now may the Lord of peace give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
17 I, Paul, end this letter now in my own handwriting. All my letters have this to show they are from me. This is the way I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — American Standard Version (ASV 1901)
16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
17 The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 But the Lord of peace himself give you peace continually in every way. The Lord be with you all. 17 The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is the mark in every letter; so I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 May the Lord of peace give you his peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
17 I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. In every letter that I send, this is proof that I wrote it.
18 The good willof our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 May the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you. 17 This greeting is in my own hand —Paul. This is a sign in every letter; this is how I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with all of you.
17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine; it is the way I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
16 May the Lord who gives peace give you peace at all times and in every way. May the Lord be with all of you.
17 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own handwriting. That’s how I prove that I am the author of all my letters. I always do it that way.
18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!
17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, and this is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
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