2 Thessalonians 3:17
15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.
- KJV
- The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
- WEB
- I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.
- ASV
- The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
- DARBY
- The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is [the] mark in every letter; so I write.
- BLB
- The greeting [is] in my own hand—Paul, which is [my] sign in every letter. In this way I write.
- ÅB
- Hilsen med min, Paulus' hånd; dette er et merke i hvert brev; slik skriver jeg:
- OTB
- Jeg, Paulus, skriver denne hilsenen med min egen hånd, og dette er et kjennetegn i hvert brev; slik skriver jeg.
- B1930
- Hilsen med min, Paulus' hånd; dette er et merke i hvert brev; således skriver jeg:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 16:21
The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
Read in contextColossians 4:18
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 1:5
Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
Read in contextJoshua 2:12
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:
Read in context1 Samuel 17:18
And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
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