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# General Information:
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Paul makes closing remarks to the believers at Thessalonica.
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# May the Lord of peace himself give you
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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]])
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# the Lord of peace himself
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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.