Galatians 6:18 Brothers, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. Here is the concluding wish of Paul for the Galatians, and it is quite in harmony with the teaching of the Epistle. In opposition to all that the false teachers would have the teachers believe respecting righteousness through the sacrifices of the law and obedience to its precepts, Paul had set before them Christ crucified as the sole foundation of all their hopes for eternity, and proved to them that by faith, and by faith alone, all the benefits of Christ's death are to be obtained and appropriated. And now he concludes with the affectionate wish that they might constantly and richly experience in their own souls the truth of the gospel, through "the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ" dwelling in their hearts. May every true believer, both with respect to himself and to the whole Church of Christ, say with the apostle, "Amen!" (John Venn, M. A.)It is much to be observed that in the original the word "Brethren" stands at the end of the sentence in a very unusual and emphatic position. After all the severity and strength of the Epistle, he concludes with this word of tenderness and affection. (Bishop Moberly.)After all his sorrow, amazement, censure, and despondency, he parts with them in kindness; after all the pain they had cost him, yet were they dear to him; and ere he lifts his hand from the parchment, it writes as a parting love-token — Brethren. (John Eadie, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. WEB: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen. |
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