Galatians 6:11-18

c. Autographic summary of the epistle and closing benediction, Galatians 6:11-18 .

“At this point the apostle takes the pen from his amanuensis, and the concluding paragraph is written with his own hand. From the time when letters began to be forged in his name (2 Thessalonians 2:2; 2 Thessalonians 3:17) it seems to have been his practice to close with a few words in his own handwriting as a precaution against such forgeries. Frequently he confined himself to adding the final benediction, (2 Thessalonians 3:17-18,) with perhaps a single sentence of exhortation, as, ‘If any one love not the Lord Jesus Christ,’ etc., (1 Corinthians 16:21-24,) or, ‘Remember my bonds.’ Colossians 4:18. In the Epistle to the Romans he seems to have appended the ascription of praise, which reads like a postscript.

Romans 16:25-27. In the present case he writes a whole paragraph, summing up the main lessons of the epistle in terse, eager, disjointed sentences. He writes it, too, in large characters, that his handwriting may reflect the energy and determination of his soul.” Prof. Lightfoot.