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2 Thessalonians 3:16

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:16 · World English Bible
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  • KJV Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
  • BSB Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
  • NKJV Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.
  • NASB Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!
  • NLT Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all.

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Paul prays that the Lord of peace himself would grant them peace at all times and in every way, and that the Lord be with them all. True and constant peace is Christ's personal gift.

Overview

After commands and corrections, Paul returns to grace, asking the "Lord of peace" to give peace continually and in every circumstance. The title points to Jesus as the source of a peace deeper than any human harmony. His closing wish, "the Lord be with you all," extends this blessing to the whole church, including those needing correction.

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  • Ps 29:11Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace.
  • John 16:33I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”
  • Matt 1:23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel”; which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
  • John 14:27Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
  • Judg 6:24Then Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh, and called it “Yahweh is Peace.” To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  • Rom 15:33Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
  • Rom 16:20And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
  • Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”
  • Phil 4:7–9And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
  • Ps 85:8–10I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.
  • Eph 2:14–17For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition,
  • 1 Th 5:23May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 1:7to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Num 6:26Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’
  • Zech 6:13even he shall build Yahweh’s temple; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on his throne; and he shall be a priest on his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
  • Ps 46:11Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Phlm 1:25The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
  • Isa 45:7I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create calamity. I am Yahweh, who does all these things.
  • Ps 72:3The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
  • 2 Tim 4:22The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
  • 2 Cor 13:11Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
  • Heb 13:20Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,
  • Isa 66:12For Yahweh says, “Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you will nurse. You will be carried on her side, and will be dandled on her knees.
  • Matt 28:20teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
  • Isa 8:10Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand: for God is with us.”
  • Isa 26:12Yahweh, you will ordain peace for us, for you have also done all our work for us.
  • Ruth 2:4Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” They answered him, “May Yahweh bless you.”
  • 1 Sam 17:37David said, “Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go! Yahweh will be with you.”
  • Isa 54:10For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving kindness will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says Yahweh who has mercy on you.
  • 1 Cor 14:33for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.
  • Isa 9:6–7For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  • Heb 7:2to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, “king of righteousness”, and then also “king of Salem”, which means “king of peace”;
  • 2 Cor 5:19–21namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.
  • Hag 2:9‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says Yahweh of Armies; ‘and in this place will I give peace,’ says Yahweh of Armies.”
  • 1 Sam 20:13Yahweh do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I don’t disclose it to you, and send you away, that you may go in peace. May Yahweh be with you, as he has been with my father.
  • Ps 46:7Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Ps 72:7In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
  • 2 Th 3:18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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