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1013 B
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.