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2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul closes his letter to the Corinthian church, following the collective greetings of 13:13 with his own final benediction.
The words — κοινωνία (koinōnia), rendered "fellowship," means shared participation or common ownership; it is not mere proximity but mutual indwelling.
The thread — Romans 16:20 uses a shorter form ("The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you"), while Ephesians 2:22 and Romans 5:5 unpack the Spirit's role as the means by which God's love is poured out and believers are built into His dwelling.
Why it lands — The verse names three distinct divine actions—grace, love, fellowship—and directs them at the community ("all of you"), asking the reader to hold the three as separate gifts rather than collapse them into a single vague blessing.
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King James Version
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.
Cross-references
- Ephesians 2:22 And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.
- Romans 5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
- Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- 1 Corinthians 16:23 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
- Jude 1:21 keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
- Philippians 2:1 Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
- 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
- Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Numbers 6:23 “Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: