2 Thessalonians 3:17

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. ¹ 

I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, and this is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write.

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.

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.

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.

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine; it is the way I write.

The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write.

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. ¹ 

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.