2 Thessalonians 3:18 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually give you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!

2 Thessalonians 3:17 The greeting is in my own hand—Paul, which is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write.

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

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 "The greeting is in my own hand...", 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.