2 Thessalonians 3:17

17 The salutacion of me Paul with myne awne honde. This is the token in all pistles. So I write.

2 Thessalonians 3:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Thessalonians 3:17

The salutation of Paul with mine own hand
In writing his epistles, the body and substance of them he used an amanuensis, but the salutation he wrote with his own hand:

which is the token in every epistle;
by which they might be known to be true and genuine, and be distinguished from counterfeit ones: and the rather he mentions this, that they might be troubled neither by word, nor by spirit, nor by epistle, as from them, as they had been, ( 2 Thessalonians 2:2 ) for it seems that this wicked practice of counterfeiting the epistles of the apostles, or carrying about spurious ones, under their name, began so early; to prevent which, the apostle took this method,

so I write,
as follows:

2 Thessalonians 3:17 In-Context

15 And count him not as an enemy: but warne him as a brother.

16 The very lorde of peace geve you peace all wayes by all meanes. The lorde be with you all.

17 The salutacion of me Paul with myne awne honde. This is the token in all pistles. So I write.

18 The grace of oure lorde Iesus Christ be with you all Amen.