The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Parallel translations
- WEB The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
- KJV The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
- NKJV The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
- NASB The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
- NLT May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
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Quick answer
Paul closes with a benediction of the Lord Jesus Christ's grace upon Philemon's spirit. The letter that began with grace ends with grace.
Overview
The same grace Paul invoked in verse 3 now frames his farewell, fittingly so for a letter that is all about grace extended to an undeserving runaway. "With your spirit" personalizes the blessing for Philemon and the gathered church. The final "Amen" seals Paul's prayer that the grace of Christ would empower Philemon to receive Onesimus as a beloved brother.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 2 Tim 4:22The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.
- Gal 6:18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
- Rom 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- Rom 16:23Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
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