The greeting of me, Paul, with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Of me Paul with mine own hand (τη εμη χειρ Παυλου). Instrumental case χειρ. Note genitive Παυλου in apposition with possessive ide…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The salutation of Paul with my own hand. (See Barnes on 1 Corinthians 16:21).

Which is the token in every epistle

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The salutation — At this point, St. Paul takes the pen from his secretary’s hand and adds the closing words himself. The actual sa…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The Lord be with you all. The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

I suppose he al…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul has been dictating to an amanuensis (a secretary) up to 3:17 (cf. Romans 16:22; 1 Corinthians 16:21; [Reference Colossi…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The salutation, with my own hand. Here he again guards against the danger he had previously mentioned—lest epistles falsely ascribed to hi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The salutation of Paul with mine own hand
In writing his epistles, the body and substance of them he used an amanuen…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The apostle prays for the Thessalonians. And let us desire the same blessings for ourselves and our friends.

Peace with God. This peace is d…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Previously, the Apostle showed by his own example what he taught them: that they should not be burdensome but should work. Here, he shows…

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