The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
In these words, which conclude this epistle, observe, I. Paul's prayer for them, Th1 5:23. He had told them, in the beginning of this epistle, that he always made mention of them in his prayers; and, now that he is writing to them, he lifts up his heart to God in prayer for them. Take notice, 1. To whom the apostle prays, namely, The very God of peace.
Commenting on 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28
Thus concludes our apostle his excellent epistle, with his usual valediction or farewell wish, desiring, that though the Thessalonians had been large partakers of the grace andd Spirit of Christ, that yet they might receive fresh, farther and fuller supplies from himself, the fountain of all grace and goodness.
Verse 28. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. . In regard to the subscription at the close of the epistle, purporting that it was written from Athens, see the Intro. paragraph 3. These subscriptions are of no authority; and the one here, like several others, is probably wrong.