# General Information:

Paul makes closing remarks to the believers at Thessalonica.

# May the Lord of peace himself give you

You can make explicit that this is Paul's prayer for the Thessalonians. AT: "I pray that the Lord of peace himself gives you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# the Lord of peace himself

Here "himself" emphasizes that the Lord will personally give peace to believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])

# This is my greeting, Paul, with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter

"I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which I do in every letter, as a sign that this letter is truly from me"

# This is how I write

Paul makes it clear that this letter is from him and is not a forgery.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peace]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/paul]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sign]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/grace]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]