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What the Fathers say

1 Corinthians 16:23

Eastern Fathers

John Chrysostom

"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you." This is like a teacher, to help not only with advice, but also with prayers.

Homily on 1 Corinthians 44 ↗

Theophylact of Ohrid

The duty of a teacher is not only to persuade, but also to pray, and thus to confirm in a twofold manner: by teaching and by drawing down help from above through his prayers.

Commentary on 1 Corinthians ↗

Western Saints

Thomas Aquinas

Finally, he blesses the good ones, wishing them well, namely, the grace of Christ, when he says: the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. And wishing this, he wishes them every good, because in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is contained every good.

Commentary on 1 Corinthians ↗