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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
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A Clear Picture of the Trinity
Commentators unanimously highlight this verse as one of the clearest expressions of the Trinity in the Bible. Paul's prayer for blessings from the Son, the Father, and the Holy Spirit in one breath strongly implies their equal divinity and distinct personhood. As scholar Albert Barnes notes, it would be strange to pray for grace from a man, love from God, and fellowship from a mere 'influence.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. See Barnes' notes on Romans 16:20.
This verse contains what is usually called the apostolic…
19th Century
Anglican
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ . . .—It is not without a special significance that the Epistle which has been, almost to the v…
Paul grounds his pastoral appeal for unity of spirit and for the rejection of discord (vv.11–12) in the theological doctrine of the Trinity. The “g…
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16th Century
Protestant
The grace of the Lord Jesus. He closes the Epistle with a prayer, which contains three clauses, in which the sum of our salvation consists…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ &c.] Meaning either the love of Christ; see (2 Corinthians 8:9) which is the sa…
Here are several good exhortations. God is the Author of peace and Lover of concord; he has loved us, and is willing to be at peace with us. And le…
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13th Century
Catholic
Having rebuked those deceived by false apostles, the Apostle now comforts those who have persisted in his faith and doctrine. He first gives an adm…
