Bible Strands
1 Corinthians 16:24
My love be with all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian believers as he closes his letter. He issues this final benediction immediately after repeating his earlier blessing of grace in 1 Corinthians 16:23.
The words — ἀγάπη (agapē) means love, and ἐν (en) means in. The Greek structure literally places the speaker’s love within the sphere of Christ Jesus.
The thread — This closing formula mirrors the grace blessing in 1 Corinthians 16:23 and appears in other Pauline epistolary endings. It connects to the corrective love in Revelation 3:19 and the congregational "Amen" response described in 1 Corinthians 14:16.
Why it lands — The text states that the apostle’s love resides with the recipients only within Christ Jesus. It requires the reader to anchor their relationships and spiritual identity to that specific location rather than to independent feeling or external circumstance.
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The Greek words
King James Version
My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. The first epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi by Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, and Timotheus.
Cross-references
- Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- 1 Corinthians 14:16 Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
- 2 Corinthians 12:15 And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
- Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- 1 Corinthians 4:14 I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
- 1 Corinthians 16:14 Do everything in love.
- 2 Corinthians 11:11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
- Philippians 1:8 God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.