Grace to you and peace 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 be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
- BSB Grace and peace to you 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 wishes his readers grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a prayerful blessing summarizing the gospel's gifts.
Overview
This standard Pauline greeting fuses the Greek 'grace' and Hebrew 'peace' into a distinctly Christian benediction. Grace (God's unmerited favor) is the source, and peace (reconciled wholeness with God) is the result. By naming the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ together as the joint source, Paul implicitly affirms Christ's deity and the gospel he is about to expound.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Rom 1:7to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Gal 1:3Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Titus 1:4to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
- 2 Cor 1:2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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