I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. ¹ 

biblegateway 2Th 3:17

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, and this is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write.

This greeting is in my own hand--Paul. This is a sign in every letter; this is how I write.

The greeting [is] by my hand, Paul’s, which is _a sign of genuineness_ in every letter: _this is how I write_ .

biblegateway 2Th 3:17

I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write.

bibleoremus 2Th 3:17

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine; it is the way I write.

This greeting is in my own handwriting; all genuine letters of mine bear the same signature -- Paul.

biblegateway 2Th 3:17

The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write.

The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

biblegateway 2Th 3:17

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. ¹ 

¹ tn Grk “The greeting in my hand, Paul, which is a sign in every letter, thus I write.”

¹ sn Up to 3:17 the letter was dictated by Paul but written down by a secretary or amanuensis. But Paul took up the pen and wrote vv. 17-18 personally to authenticate that it was his (how I write in every letter). See similar indications in 1 Cor 16:21; Gal 6:11; and Col 4:18.