Benedictions from the Scriptures (What Exactly Are They?)

Jude 1:20,21

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.  (NIV)

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1 Timothy 1:2

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (NASB)

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Ephesians 6:24

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.  (NASB)

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2 Corinthians 9:8

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.  (NIV)

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2 Corinthians 13:11

Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.  (NLT)

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2 Corinthians 13:14

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (NIV)

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Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (NIV)

I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. (NLT)

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Romans 15:5,6

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus. (ESV)

May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. (NLT)

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Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God,which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (NIV)

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Philippians 4:19,20

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (NKJV)

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Philippians 4:23

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.  (NET)

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2 Peter 1:2,3

Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.  His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.  (NIV)

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Hebrews 13:20,21

Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,equip you with everything good that you may do his will,working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.  (ESV)

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1 Thessalonians 5:23

Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. (NLT)

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2 Thesslonians 2:16,17

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. (N(V)

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