May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people.
Parallel translations
- WEB The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen.
- KJV The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
- BSB The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.
- NKJV The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
- NASB The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
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Quick answer
The book ends with a blessing of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ upon all the saints. Revelation closes, as it began, in the grace of Christ.
Overview
Fittingly, the final word of the Bible is grace, the unmerited favor of God in Christ that sustains his people. This benediction assures believers that grace accompanies them as they await the fulfillment of all they have seen. The entire sweep of Scripture rests at last on the grace of the Lord Jesus.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 2 Th 3:18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 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.
- 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.
- Eph 6:23–24Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Rev 1:4John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
- 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.
- 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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