16:22

O our Lord, come!: Paul here uses an Aramaic expression transliterated into Greek as Ma·raʹna tha. Similar to other Semitic expressions, such as “Amen” and “Hallelujah,” it was apparently a term known by the Christian congregation, so Paul could use it without further explanation. It expresses a wish similar to the concluding words of Re 22:20, where the apostle John exclaimed: “Amen! Come, Lord Jesus.” According to some scholars, the Aramaic expression is to be transliterated Ma·ranʹ a·thaʹ, which would mean “Our Lord is coming” or “Our Lord has come.”