Peace be with you, dear brothers and sisters, and may God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you love with faithfulness.
Parallel translations
- WEB Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- KJV Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- BSB Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- NKJV Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- NASB Peace be to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Quick answer
Paul pronounces a blessing of peace, love, and faith on the believers, flowing from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. It matters because these graces are gifts from God, not human achievements.
Overview
The letter that opened with grace and peace (1:2) now nears its close with a benediction of peace, love, and faith-key themes woven throughout Ephesians. By naming God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ together as the source, Paul affirms their shared divine work in blessing the church. These gifts bind the community together and equip them for the calling and the conflict he has just described.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Gal 6:16As many as walk by this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on God’s Israel.
- Gal 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
- 1 Pet 5:14Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
- 2 Th 3:16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
- Ps 122:6–9Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.
- 1 Tim 1:14The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
- Gen 43:23He said, “Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money.” He brought Simeon out to them.
- John 14:27Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
- 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.
- Rev 1:4John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
- 1 Th 5:8But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
- 2 Th 1:3We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds;
- 1 Tim 1:3As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
- Phlm 1:5–7hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
- 1 Cor 1:3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Sam 25:6Tell him, ‘Long life to you! Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.
- 1 Tim 5:8But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
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