Romans 16:20

ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης : used here with special reference to αἱ διχοστασίαι. Cf. 1 Corinthians 14:33. συντρίψει τὸν Σατανᾶν : divisions in the Church are Satan's work, and the suppression of them by the God of peace is a victory over Satan. Cf. 2 Corinthians 11:14 f. There is an allusion to Genesis 3:15, though it is doubtful whether Paul found anything there answering to συντρίψει. The LXX has τηρήσει. ἐν τάχει : cf. Ezekiel 29:5; Deuteronomy 28:20. The false teachers may come and cause dissension, but it will not be long till peace is restored. ἡ χάρις κ. τ. λ. This benediction can hardly be supposed to belong only to Romans 16:17-20. It rather suggests that some copies of the epistle ended here; possibly that Romans 16:1-20 (for there is another benediction at Romans 15:33) were originally an independent epistle.