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The Lord, Jesus Christ, be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
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A Personal and Corporate Blessing
Commentators note that Paul's final blessing has two distinct parts. He first offers a personal prayer for his protégé, 'The Lord be with thy spirit' (singular). He then broadens his farewell to include the entire church community, 'Grace be with you' (plural). This structure reveals both his deep personal affection for Timothy and his pastoral care for the whole church.
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2 Timothy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. See Galatians 6:18; Romans 16:20.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit To counsel and advise in every difficult matter; to comfort under every di…
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We need no more to make us happy than to have the Lord Jesus Christ with our spirits; for in Him all spiritual blessings are summed up. The best pr…
13th Century
Catholic
Paul asks for a visit from Timothy. This section can be broken down into three parts:
