This verse is the same as 1 Thess. 5.28, except for the addition of all (cf. Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch “Jesus Christ our Lord keep you all in his grace,” Bijbel in Gewone Taal “our Lord Jesus Christ be gracious to you all”).

The final blessing must be expressed in the form of a prayer in many languages, for example, “I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ may be kind to you all.”

“Amen” and the final note included in King James Version are not part of the original text.

Quoted with permission from Ellingworth, Paul and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on Paul’s Second Letter to the Thessalonians. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1976. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .