The Meaning of 2 Thessalonians 3:18 Explained

2 Thessalonians 3:18

KJV: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

YLT: the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with you all! Amen.

Darby: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

ASV: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:18?

MEANING: What does 2 Thessalonians 3:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Thessalonians 3:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Thessalonians 3:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The grace  of our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  [be] with  you  all.  Amen.  {{The second epistle to  the Thessalonians  was written  from  Athens.  }} 

What does 2 Thessalonians 3:18 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The final benediction is the same as the one that ends1Thessalonians except for the addition of the word "all" here.
"If any theological point is to be made from the inclusion of "all," it is perhaps that Paul asked for Christ"s grace even on those who were not holding to the Christian pattern of behavior regarding work." [1]
Paul"s concern for the peace and unity of all the church was his great passion in this epistle.

Context Summary

2 Thessalonians 3:6-18 - Separate Industrious Persevering
From his high expectations of the Advent, the Apostle turns to the prosaic commonplaces of daily toil. There was need for this, because the expectation of the speedy return of Christ was disarranging the ordinary course of life and duty. People were neglecting the common round of daily tasks, and idlers were imposing on Christian generosity. Against these the Apostle sets his own example of sitting far into the night at his tent-making. See 1 Thessalonians 2:9. The best attitude for those that look for their Lord is not in pressing their faces against the oriel window, to behold the chariot of their returning Master, but in plying their toil with deft hands and consecrated hearts.
Note that parting salutation, 2 Thessalonians 3:16, and let us believe that the God of peace is causing peace for us at all times and in all ways. Even storms are forwarding our boat to its haven, and we shall be borne in with the flood tide of His mercy. Every wind is a home wind to the child of God, setting in from the quarter of His love. Every messenger, however garbed, brings God's salutation and benediction [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Thessalonians 3

1  Paul craves their prayers for himself;
3  testifies what confidence he has in them;
5  makes request to God in their behalf;
6  gives them various precepts, especially to shun idleness, and ill company;
16  and then concludes with prayer and salutation

Greek Commentary for 2 Thessalonians 3:18

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Salutation just like that in1 Thessalonians 5:28with the addition ofπαντων — pantōn(all).sa120 [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for 2 Thessalonians 3:18

1 Thessalonians 5:28 The grace [η χαρις]
Paul prefers this noble word to the customary ερρωστε — errōsthe (Farewell, Be strong). See 2 Thessalonians 3:18 for identical close save added παντων — pantōn (all). A bit shorter form in 1 Corinthians 16:23; Romans 16:20 and still shorter in Colossians 4:18; 1 Timothy 6:21; Titus 3:15; 2 Timothy 4:22. The full Trinitarian benediction we find in 2 Corinthians 13:13.sa120 [source]

What do the individual words in 2 Thessalonians 3:18 mean?

The grace of the Lord of us Jesus Christ [be] with all of you Amen
Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν ⧼Ἀμήν⧽

χάρις  grace 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular
Root: χάρις  
Sense: grace.
τοῦ  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: ὁ  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Κυρίου  Lord 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: κύριος  
Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord.
ἡμῶν  of  us 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Plural
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
Ἰησοῦ  Jesus 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰησοῦς  
Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor.
Χριστοῦ  Christ 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Χριστός  
Sense: Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God.
μετὰ  [be]  with 
Parse: Preposition
Root: μετά  
Sense: with, after, behind.
ὑμῶν  of  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
⧼Ἀμήν⧽  Amen 
Parse: Hebrew Word
Root: ἀμήν  
Sense: firm.

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