1 CORINTHIANS 16:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. — Paul's final benediction invokes charis (grace) through Christ. This is the simplest Pauline blessing, emphasizing Christ's grace as sustaining power.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 16:23
“If any man love not our Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema.” By this one word he strikes fear into all: those who made their members the members of an harlot; those who put stumbling blocks in the way of their brethren by the things offered in sacrifice unto idols; those who named themselves after men; those who refuse to believe the resurrection. And he not only strikes fear, but also points out the way of virtue and the fountain of vice, viz. that as when our love…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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