1 Corinthians 16:19-24

1 Corinthians 16:19-24

[19] The churches  of Asia  salute  Aquila  and  salute  much  in  the Lord,  with  the church  that is in  their  house.  [20] All  the brethren  greet  one another  with  an holy  kiss.  [21] The salutation  of me Paul  with mine own  hand.  [22] love  not  the Lord  Anathema  Maranatha.  [23] The grace  of our Lord  Jesus  be with  [24] love  be with  all  in  Christ  Jesus.  Amen. 

What does 1 Corinthians 16:19-24 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

"The letter now concludes with a series of standard (for Paul) greetings ( 1 Corinthians 16:19-22) and the grace-benediction ( 1 Corinthians 16:23). But Paul cannot quite give up the urgency of the letter, so he interrupts these two rather constant elements of his conclusions with one final word of warning to those who have been causing him grief, this time in the form of an extraordinary curse formula ( 1 Corinthians 16:22). The apparent harshness of this warning is matched by the equally unusual addition of a final word of affirmation of his love for them ( 1 Corinthians 16:24), found only here in his extant letters. Thus even to the end the unique concerns that have forged this letter find their expression." [1]