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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
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The Final Word is Grace
Commentators note that Paul concludes his intense letter not with law or commands, but with a benediction of grace. After fiercely combating legalism, his final wish is for the Galatians to experience the unmerited favor of Jesus. This reinforces the central theme of the entire epistle: salvation is by grace alone.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Brothers, the grace, etc.
See Barnes on Romans 16:20.
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19th Century
Anglican
With your spirit.—The grace of God works especially on the “spirit,” or highest part, of man.
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Baptist
And that is our benediction to you. The Lord fulfill it to each one of you!
Paul’s last words are a request and a benediction. The request is that henceforth he be not troubled with the kind of problem that had erupted in t…
16th Century
Protestant
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. His prayer is not only that God may bestow upon them his grace in large measure, b…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Brethren So he calls them, to testify his affection for them, notwithstanding their infirmity and instability, and the roughne…
A new creation in the image of Christ, demonstrating faith in him, is the greatest distinction between one person and another, and a blessing is de…
13th Century
Catholic
Having revealed the intention of the seducers and indicated his own, the Apostle counsels them. This involves three points:
