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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 2Th_3:17-18
17I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, and this is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write. 18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
2Th_3:17 "write this greeting with my own hand" Paul dictated his letters to a scribe, but he wrote the closing sentences in his own hand to verify his authorship (cf. 2Th_2:2; 1Co_16:21; Gal_6:11; Col_4:18; Phm_1:19). This may have set the pattern for all of Paul's following letters.
2Th_3:18 This closing is very similar to 1Th_5:28. Most Greek manuscripts add "Amen," but it is absent in à and B. Scribes tended to add it to every book.
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