2 Thessalonians 3:18 (KJV)

Passage

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

2 Thessalonians 3:17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

2 Thessalonians 3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "lord", "jesus", "christ", and "amen". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The prior verse says "The salutation of Paul with mine own...", giving immediate footing for "grace" and "lord". In 2 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.