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Colossians 4:18

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4:18I, Paul, write this greeting by my own hand.25 Remember my chains.26 Grace be with you.27

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  1. 25 Grk “the greeting by my hand, of Paul.”
  2. 26 Or “my imprisonment.”
  3. 27 Most witnesses, including a few important ones (א2 D Ψ 075 0278 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 external evidence for the omission is quite compelling (א* A B C F G 048 6 33 81 1739* 1881 sa). The strongly preferred reading is therefore the omission of ἀμήν.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

NLTNew Living Translation

Here is my greeting in my own handwriting—Paul.

Remember my chains.

May God’s grace be with you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The greeting is by my hand, Paul’s. Remember my imprisonment. Grace be with you.

KJV 1900King James Version

The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.