Galatians 6:18
What does Galatians 6:18 mean?
A plain-English look at Galatians 6:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Galatians 6:18 means
Paul ends as he began: with grace. He prays that “the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ” would be with their spirit—the deepest seat of life and identity. Grace is God’s unearned favor and empowering presence, given through Jesus. It saved the Galatians, sustains them, and will keep them as they walk by the Spirit. Calling them “brethren” reaffirms family ties despite the rebuke and warning in the letter. The final “Amen” seals the prayer. After all disputes about law and ritual, Paul leaves them with what they most need and what defines the Christian life from start to finish: grace.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. Unto the Galatians written from Rome.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. So be it.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ <FI>is<Fi> with your spirit, brethren! Amen.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
Context
This closing benediction follows Paul’s assertion of his suffering-marked authority (v. 17) and returns the letter to its central theme. Having opposed the message of the Judaizers and exalted the cross and new creation, Paul entrusts the Galatians to the grace of Christ. The farewell wraps the ethical and doctrinal exhortations in prayer, reminding the readers that Christian living flows from divine grace, not human effort. It ends the epistle on a note of unity and dependence on the Lord.
v.17Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear branded on my body the marks of Jesus.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Philemon 1:25
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
- 2 Timothy 4:22
The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.
- Revelation 22:21
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the saints. Amen.
- Romans 16:20
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- 2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
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