Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. New Living Translation May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. English Standard Version Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Berean Standard Bible Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Berean Literal Bible Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. King James Bible Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. New King James Version Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. New American Standard Bible Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. NASB 1995 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. NASB 1977 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Legacy Standard Bible Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amplified Bible Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Christian Standard Bible Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Holman Christian Standard Bible Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. American Standard Version Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Peace with you and grace from God our Father and from our Lord Yeshua The Messiah. Contemporary English Version I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace! Douay-Rheims Bible Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. English Revised Version Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. GOD'S WORD® Translation Good will and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ are yours! Good News Translation May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. International Standard Version May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be yours! Literal Standard Version Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Majority Standard Bible Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. New American Bible grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. NET Bible Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! New Revised Standard Version Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. New Heart English Bible Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Webster's Bible Translation Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Weymouth New Testament May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. World English Bible Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Young's Literal Translation Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Greeting to the Ephesians1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.… Cross References Romans 1:7 To 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. Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. Treasury of Scripture Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. See on Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Jump to Previous Christ Grace Granted Jesus PeaceJump to Next Christ Grace Granted Jesus PeaceEphesians 1 1. After Paul's salutation,3. and thanksgiving for the Ephesians, 4. he treats of our election, 6. and adoption by grace; 11. which is the true and proper fountain of man's salvation. 13. And because the height of this mystery cannot be easily attained unto, 16. he prays that they may come to the full knowledge and possession thereof in Christ. (2) Grace be to you, and peace.--On this, St. Paul's all but invariable salutation in every Epistle (found also in the Epistles of St. Peter, 2 John, and Apocalypse), see Note on Romans 1:7. (2 a.) In Ephesians 1:3-6, the first section of the Introduction, the Epistle ascends at once into "the heavenly places," naturally catching therefrom the tone of adoration and thanksgiving. It dwells on the election of the children of God by His predestinating love--an election based on His will, designed for His glory, and carrying with it the blessings of the Spirit, through which they become holy and unblamable before Him. On the whole section comp. Romans 8:28-30. Verse 2. - Grace unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. As in most of Paul's Epistles, "grace" is virtually the first word and the last (Ephesians 6:24), equivalent to free, undeserved mercy in all its manifold forms and manifestations. This Epistle is so full of the subject, that it has been called "The Epistle of Grace." The apostle dwells more fully on it than even in the Epistle to the Romans, and with a more jubilant sense of its richness and sufficiency. Peace is conjoined with grace; they are like mother and daughter, or like twin sisters. Grace is the only foundation of true peace - whether peace with God, peace of conscience, rest and satisfaction of soul, or peace toward our fellow-men. The source of grace and peace is "God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." The two are always in apposition as the Source of blessing, never in opposition. The notion is eminently unscriptural that the Father personally burned with anger until the Son rushed in to appease; both are in beautiful harmony in the scheme of grace. "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son," etc.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek GraceΧάρις (Charis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5485: From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. peace εἰρήνη (eirēnē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1515: Probably from a primary verb eiro; peace; by implication, prosperity. to you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Father Πατρὸς (Patros) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [the] Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Jesus Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. Christ. Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. 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