2 Thessalonians 3:17

NETBible

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. 1 

NIV ©

I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.

NASB ©

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, and this is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write.

NLT ©

Now here is my greeting, which I write with my own hand––PAUL. I do this at the end of all my letters to prove that they really are from me.

MSG ©

I, Paul, bid you good-bye in my own handwriting. I do this in all my letters, so examine my signature as proof that the letter is genuine.

BBE ©

These words of love to you at the end are in my writing, Paul’s writing, and this is the mark of every letter from me.

NRSV ©

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine; it is the way I write.

NKJV ©

The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write.

KJV
The salutation
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of Paul
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with mine own
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which
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the token
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every
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so
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NASB ©
I, Paul
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, write this
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greeting
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with my own
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hand
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, and this
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is a distinguishing
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mark
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in every
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letter
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; this
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is the way
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I write
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.
NET [draft] ITL
I, Paul
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, write this greeting
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with my own
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hand
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, which
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is
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how
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I write
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in
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every
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letter
<1992>
.
GREEK
o aspasmov th emh ceiri paulou o estin en pash epistolh outwv grafw
<1125> (5719)
V-PAI-1S
NETBible

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. 1 

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “The greeting in my hand, Paul, which is a sign in every letter, thus I write.”

1 sn Up to 3:17 the letter was dictated by Paul but written down by a secretary or amanuensis. But Paul took up the pen and wrote vv. 17-18 personally to authenticate that it was his (how I write in every letter). See similar indications in 1 Cor 16:21; Gal 6:11; and Col 4:18.