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17 From now on, let no one make troubles for me; for I bear the marks of Jesus[a] on my body.(A)

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:17 The marks of Jesus: slaves were often branded by marks (stigmata) burned into their flesh to show to whom they belonged; so also were devotees of pagan gods. Paul implies that instead of outdated circumcision, his body bears the scars of his apostolic labors (2 Cor 11:22–31), such as floggings (Acts 16:22; 2 Cor 11:25) and stonings (Acts 14:19), that mark him as belonging to the Christ who suffered (cf. Rom 6:3; 2 Cor 4:10; Col 1:24) and will protect his own.