1 Thessalonians 5:28 (DBY)

Passage

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

1 Thessalonians 5:27 I adjure you by the Lord that the letter be read to all the [holy] brethren.

1 Thessalonians 5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "lord", "jesus", and "christ". 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 "I adjure you by the Lord that...", giving immediate footing for "grace" and "lord". In 1 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.