“Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.”
The God of peace be with you all. Amen. — Ho Theos tēs eirēnēs (the God of peace) metha pantos hymōn (with all of you). Amen. The benediction invokes the peace-giver upon the whole community, returning to the motif of Romans 14:17.
Church Fathers on Romans 15:33
“Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.” Chap. xvi. ver. 1. “I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a deaconess (A.V. servant) of the church which is at Cenchrea.” See how many ways he takes to give her dignity. For he has both mentioned her before all the rest, and called her sister. And it is no slight thing to be called the sister of Paul. Moreover he has added her rank, by mentioning her being “deaconess.”
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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