2 Thessalonians 3:17
17I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is how I write in every letter. ▼▼tn Grk “The greeting in my hand, Paul, which is a sign in every letter, thus I write.”
▼▼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.