2 Thessalonians 3:17

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

This greeting [is being written] by me, Paul, in my own handwriting; it is the signature I write in every letter.

Cross References

Romans 16:22

I am Tertius, who is writing this letter [for Paul], and I send you my greetings in [the fellowship of] the Lord.

1 Corinthians 16:21

These greetings are being written with my own hand. [See II Thess. 3:17].

Colossians 4:18

This greeting [is being written] by me, Paul, in my own handwriting. Remember my imprisonment. [Note: This was probably a request for them to pray for him]. May God’s favor be with you.

2 Thessalonians 1:5

The way you are faithfully enduring [such] suffering for the kingdom of God is clear evidence that God’s judgment is right in [eventually] counting you worthy of it [i.e., of entering the eternal phase of the kingdom].

2 Thessalonians 2:2

we request that you people do not become shaken up in your mind, nor alarmed, either by a spirit [i.e., by some prophetic prediction], or by a report, or by a letter supposedly from us, that the day of the Lord [i.e., when Jesus returns] has already come.