2 Thessalonians 3:17
ContextNET © | I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. 1 |
NIV © | I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write. |
NASB © | I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, and this is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write. |
NLT © | Now here is my greeting, which I write with my own hand––PAUL. I do this at the end of all my letters to prove that they really are from me. |
MSG © | I, Paul, bid you good-bye in my own handwriting. I do this in all my letters, so examine my signature as proof that the letter is genuine. |
BBE © | These words of love to you at the end are in my writing, Paul’s writing, and this is the mark of every letter from me. |
NRSV © | I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine; it is the way I write. |
NKJV © | The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write. |
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NET © | I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “The greeting in my hand, Paul, which is a sign in every letter, thus I write.” sn Up to 3:17 the letter was dictated by Paul but written down by a secretary or amanuensis. But Paul took up the pen and wrote vv. 17-18 personally to authenticate that it was his (how I write in every letter). See similar indications in 1 Cor 16:21; Gal 6:11; and Col 4:18. |