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 Theodoret of Cyrus : It was Paul's usual custom to pray that the grace of Christ would be with those to whom he is writing. — COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 285