2 Thessalonians 3:18

Text (2 Thessalonians 3:18)

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

Translation and Paraphrase

18.

May the favor of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you. (Amen)

Notes (2 Thessalonians 3:18)

1.

As in every one of Paul's epistles, he closes with the benediction of grace, or divine favor. We are saved by grace. We live by grace. We shall praise God's grace throughout the ages to come. Ephesians 1:6.

2.

The word Amen is omitted in Nestle's Greek text. (He does place it in the margin.) Also it is omitted by the American Standard Version and others. But it rests on fairly substantial authority, and we include it in our paraphrase. It seems so appropriate following the riches of this epistle. See notes on 1 Thessalonians 5:28.

STUDY SUGGESTIONS

1.

Review the outline of II Thessalonians, chapter 3.

2.

See if you can answer the Did You Learn? questions that follow immediately [see Chapter Comments].