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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

帖撒罗尼迦后书 3:17

我保羅親筆問候你們。這是我每一封信的記號;我的筆跡就是這樣。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Salutations;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Book;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Galatians, Epistle to;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Epistle;   Hebrews, the Epistle to the;   Paul;   Salutation;   Thessalonians, the Epistles to the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - 2 Thessalonians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Paul the Apostle;   Philemon, Epistle to;   Tertius;   Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Sign;   Tertius ;   Thessalonians Epistles to the;   Token;   Writing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Writing;   Smith Bible Dictionary - New Testament;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Token;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Book;   Epistles;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Epistle;   Greeting;   Paul, the Apostle;   Salutation;   Tertius;   Token;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
我 保 罗 亲 笔 问 你 们 安 。 凡 我 的 信 都 以 此 为 记 , 我 的 笔 迹 就 是 这 样 。

Contextual Overview

16 Now may the Lord of peace give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. 17 I, Paul, end this letter now in my own handwriting. All my letters have this to show they are from me. This is the way I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

with: 1 Corinthians 16:21, Colossians 4:18

the token: 2 Thessalonians 1:5, Joshua 2:12, 1 Samuel 17:18

Reciprocal: Mark 14:44 - a token 2 Corinthians 10:1 - I Paul 1 Thessalonians 2:18 - even

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
The woman answered the snake, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden.
Genesis 3:3
But God told us, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden. You must not even touch it, or you will die.'"
Genesis 3:5
God knows that if you eat the fruit from that tree, you will learn about good and evil and you will be like God!"
Genesis 3:6
The woman saw that the tree was beautiful, that its fruit was good to eat, and that it would make her wise. So she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of the fruit to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:7
Then, it was as if their eyes were opened. They realized they were naked, so they sewed fig leaves together and made something to cover themselves.
Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called to the man and said, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:11
God asked, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat fruit from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat?"
Genesis 3:13
Then the Lord God said to the woman, "How could you have done such a thing?" She answered, "The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit."
Genesis 3:14
The Lord God said to the snake, "Because you did this, a curse will be put on you. You will be cursed as no other animal, tame or wild, will ever be. You will crawl on your stomach, and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:16
Then God said to the woman, "I will cause you to have much trouble when you are pregnant, and when you give birth to children, you will have great pain. You will greatly desire your husband, but he will rule over you."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The salutation of Paul with mine own hand; - See the notes, 1 Corinthians 16:21. “Which is the token in every epistle.” Greek: “sign.” That is, this signature is a sign or proof of the genuineness of the epistle; compare the notes on Galatians 6:11.

So I write - Referring, probably, to some mark or method which Paul had of signing his name, which was well known, and which would easily be recognized by them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 17. The salutation of Paul with mine own hand — It is very likely that Paul employed an amanuensis generally, either to write what he dictated, or to make a fair copy of what he wrote. In either case the apostle always subscribed it, and wrote the salutation and benediction with his own hand; and this was what authenticated all his epistles. A measure of this kind would be very necessary if forged epistles were carried about in those times. See note on 1 Corinthians 16:21, and see Colossians 4:18.


 
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