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2 Thessalonians 3:17
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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
The woman said to the serpent, "Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat,
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
The woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat,
The woman answered the snake, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden.
The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit from the trees of the orchard;
And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden,
The woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;
And the woman said vnto the serpent, We eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden,
And the woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;
The woman answered, "God said we could eat fruit from any tree in the garden,
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.
