May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Parallel translations
- WEB The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
- KJV The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
- BSB The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
- NKJV The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
- NASB The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
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Quick answer
Paul closes by invoking the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ upon them all. The letter that began with grace ends in grace.
Overview
Paul's final benediction asks that Christ's grace rest on the spirits of all the Philippians, fitting bookends with his opening greeting (1:2). Grace is the source and sustenance of the Christian life from beginning to end. The closing 'Amen' affirms this prayer and seals a letter saturated with joy and the gospel of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 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.
- Rom 16:20And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- Rom 16:23Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.
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