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 unto 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.
- NKJV 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's standard greeting: grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. These are the gifts of the gospel summed up in two words.
Overview
"Grace" recalls the Greek greeting and "peace" the Hebrew shalom, but Paul fills both with gospel content. Grace is God's unearned favor; peace is the reconciled relationship that flows from it. By naming the Father and the Lord Jesus together as the source, Paul quietly affirms Christ's full deity.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 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.
- 2 Cor 1:2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Pet 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
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