Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
Parallel translations
- WEB Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.
- KJV Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
- BSB Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
- NASB Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.
- NLT May God’s grace be eternally upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Quick answer
Paul ends with grace for all who love the Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. It matters because the whole Christian life-from start to finish-rests on God's grace and a sincere love for Christ.
Overview
Fittingly, the letter that so exalts God's grace closes by invoking that grace upon believers. Love for the Lord Jesus 'with incorruptible love'-a love that is sincere and enduring-marks those who truly belong to him. The closing 'Amen' seals the letter's great message: that in Christ, by grace, God gathers and keeps a people for himself, equipping them to stand to the end.
Cross-references & the web
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- Matt 22:37Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
- 1 Cor 16:22–23If any man doesn’t love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Come, Lord!
- Matt 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
- 2 Cor 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s love, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen.
- Titus 3:15All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
- Titus 2:7in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,
- 2 Tim 4:22The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
- 2 Cor 8:12For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.
- John 21:15–17So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
- 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.
- 2 Cor 8:8I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
- Heb 13:25Grace be with you all. Amen.
- Col 4:18The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
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