Paragraph 3:15
This is the closing of the letter. The greetings are similar to the greetings at the end of other New Testament letters.
3:15a
All who are with me send you greetings: Paul said that all the believers in the area where he was located wanted to greet Titus.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
Everybody here sends greetings (New Living Translation (2004 Revision))
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everyone who is with me says that they are thinking affectionately about you (T4T)
Some languages may have an idiom that expresses the idea of a greeting. For example:
Everyone with me sends respectful words to you
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Everyone with me wants me to ask if you are well
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Everyone with me asks about the news of you
Use an idiom or form that is appropriate in your language.
3:15b
Greet those who love us in the faith: Paul asked Titus to pass on his greetings to the other Christians on Crete.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
Greet all our friends who share in our faith (Contemporary English Version)
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Give my greetings to the believers—all who love us (New Living Translation (2004 Revision))
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Greet the fellow Christians on Crete who love us(excl)
3:15c
Grace be with all of you: This was a common way to end a letter to fellow Christians. See similar expressions in Ephesians 6:24; Colossians 4:18; 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 4:22; Hebrews 13:25. If you have already translated those letters, check how you translated the ending of those letters.
Here is another way to translate this phrase:
I pray that God will give his grace to all of you.
Grace: As he did at the beginning of the letter (1:4b), Paul is using Grace as a Christian blessing. In this context, avoid using a long phrase to translate Grace.
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