The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
What does 2 Corinthians 13:14 mean?
Here are several good exhortations. God is the Author of peace and Lover of concord; he hath loved us, and is willing to be at peace with us.
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Commentary on 2 Corinthians 13:14
Amen. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ - see the note, Romans 16:20 . This verse contains what is usually called the apostolic benediction - the form which has been so long, and which is almost so universally used, in dismissing religious assemblies. It is properly a prayer, and it is evident that the optative ειη eie, "May the grace," etc., is to be supplied. It is the expression of a desire that the favors here referred to may descend on all for whom they are thus invoked. And the love of God - May the love of God toward you be manifest.
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love of God.
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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Context in 2 Corinthians 13
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2 Corinthians 13 belongs to the closing movement of the book, especially the section often described as fool’s speech and weakness. Second Corinthians is Paul’s deepest letter on apostolic suffering, consolation, generosity, reconciliation, and the paradox of strength in weakness. Read this chapter with the wider themes of weakness, ministry, and reconciliation in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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