Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Parallel translations
- WEB Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- KJV Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- NKJV Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- NASB Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- NLT May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
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Quick answer
Paul prays grace and peace over the church from both the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. These twin gifts summarize the whole of Christian salvation.
Overview
"Grace" is God's unearned favor and "peace" the wholeness that follows reconciliation with him. By naming the Father and the Lord Jesus together as the single source of these blessings, Paul again places Christ on the divine side of the giving. This standard Pauline greeting is no empty formality but a genuine apostolic blessing rooted in the gospel.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Rom 1:7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Cor 1:3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Cor 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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