2 Thessalonians 3:16

Final Greeting and Benediction

16 Now may the Lord of peace himself grant you peace through everything in every way. [May] the Lord [be] with all of you.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Now the Lord of peace himself
The Prince of peace, who is peaceable himself, and the author of peace in all his churches, and who requires peace, calls for it, and encourages it:

give you peace always by all means;
both a conscience peace, through the blood, righteousness, and sacrifice of Christ, and faith in them, which passes all understanding, and which, when he gives, none can take away; and a church peace, being freed from all such disorderly persons and their abettors, the disturbers of it: and indeed, the way to have true peace and prosperity in churches is to keep up the discipline of God's house. The apostle prays for it in faith, upon an observance of the rules he had given; he prays for constant and perpetual peace, which is greatly to be desired; and that it might be had by all means, and in every way through praying, preaching, administering the ordinances, laying on censures, when necessary, and Christian conversation. Some copies, and the Vulgate Latin version, read "in every place"; as well as at Thessalonica.

The Lord be with you all;
by his presence, to comfort and refresh; by his power, to keep and preserve; by his grace, to assist; and by his Spirit, to counsel, advise, and direct.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 In-Context

14 But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note not to associate with him, in order that he may be put to shame.

15 And do not consider [him] as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.

16 Now may the Lord of peace himself grant you peace through everything in every way. [May] the Lord [be] with all of you.

17 The greeting [is] by my hand, Paul's, which is {a sign of genuineness} in every letter: {this is how I write}.

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with all of you.