1 Corinthians 16:23 web — The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

1 Corinthians 16:23 in the World English Bible reads: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”

1 Corinthians 16:23 is found in the New Testament, in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 16, verse 23.

1 Corinthians is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle. It was written c. AD 55.

Paul writes to a gifted but fractured church wrestling with divisions, sexual sin, lawsuits, marriage questions, food offered to idols, and disorder in worship. Through every issue he points back to the cross, the Spirit, and the resurrection — and gives us the church's greatest chapter on love.

1 Corinthians explores themes including Unity, Cross, Spiritual Gifts, Love, Resurrection. These themes shape the meaning and context of 1 Corinthians 16:23.

1 Corinthians 16:23 is available on GodsGoodBook in the King James Version (KJV), American Standard Version (ASV), World English Bible (WEB), NET Bible, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Bible, Douay-Rheims Bible, and the Bible in Basic English. Each translation reflects different translation philosophies — use the translation picker on this page to compare them, or browse our full translations directory.

1 Corinthians 16:23 reads (WEB): “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.