Ephesians 1:2
in Ephesians 1Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
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This verse in Ephesians 1
Commentary
11 notes on this verseIt could be argued that both should be referred to both, that is, both grace and peace apply no less to God the Father than to our Lord Jesus Christ. Or it could be argued that each should be referred to each, so that grace is referred to God the Father and peace to Christ. It is more likely the latter, since the words immediately following are to the praise of the glory of God's grace.
This site's exposition
an apostle of Christ Jesus
on Ephesians 1:1-2
The words in Ephesus are missing from the earliest manuscripts. Many therefore read the letter as a circular sent to several churches of Asia, and the traditional destination is also held.
This site's exposition
Grace and peace to you
Jerome asks how the two gifts divide between the persons. Both could come from Father and Son alike, or grace could come from the Father and peace from Christ. Jerome prefers the second reading, pointing to the praise of God's glorious grace in the words that follow.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
He calls God our Father because all things are created and restored in him. He calls Christ Lord because he redeems us, offering himself on our behalf.
Both grace and peace remove contention. They convey the will of God. Since therefore they were in the grip of error, grace was first sought on their behalf, in order that they should know God and fully obey God and Christ, putting all trust in …
Observe, he applies the word "through" to the Father. But what then? Shall we say that He is inferior? Surely not. Observe that he calls saints, men with wives, and children, and domestics. For that these are they whom he calls by this name is plain from the end of the Epistle, as, when he says, "Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands." And again, "Children, obey your parents:" and, "Servants, be obedient to your masters." Think how great is the indolence that possesses us now, how rare is any thing like virtue now and how great the abundance of virtuous men must have been then, when even secular men could be called "saints and faithful." "Grace" is his word; and he calls God, "Father," since this name is a sure token of that gift of grace. And how so? Hear what he saith elsewhere; "Because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father." Because for us men Christ was born, and appeared in the flesh.
The Medieval Church2 voices
Having said "grace," he adds "from God our Father," in order to show what grace has done for us, namely: it has made the Master and God our Father. But the Lord also, that is the Son, by grace toward us became both Jesus and …
He adds here the formula of greeting which indicates three qualities which make any gift pleasing: the sufficiency of the gift, in grace be to you and peace; the power of the giver, from God our Father; and the excellence of the mediator, and from …
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Grace be to you, and peace from God,.... See Gill on Rom 1:7.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Grace be to you - See the note on Rom 1:7.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Grace to you, ... - see the notes, Rom 1:7.
The words behind it
12 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| χάρις | charis | Grace | G5485 → | 153 times |
| ὑμῖν | humin | to you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| εἰρήνη | eirene | peace | G1515 → | 91 times |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → | 640 times |
| θεοῦ | theou | God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| πατρὸς | patros | [the] Father | G3962 → | 410 times |
| ἡμῶν | hemon | of us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| κυρίου | kuriou | [the] Lord | G2962 → | 711 times |
| Ἰησοῦ | iesou | Jesus | G2424 → | 908 times |
| Χριστοῦ.¶ | christou | Christ. | G5547 → | 523 times |
χάριςGrace
charisG5485 →153 times
ὑμῖνto you
huminG4771 →2973 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
εἰρήνηpeace
eireneG1515 →91 times
ἀπὸfrom
apoG575 →640 times
θεοῦGod
theouG2316 →1312 times
πατρὸς[the] Father
patrosG3962 →410 times
ἡμῶνof us
hemonG3165 →1936 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
κυρίου[the] Lord
kuriouG2962 →711 times
ἸησοῦJesus
iesouG2424 →908 times
Χριστοῦ.¶Christ.
christouG5547 →523 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 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.
it leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 1:1
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Colossians 1:2
To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
- Jude 1:1–2
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:1
Through
2 Corinthians 1:2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
it leads to
- Philippians 1:2
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 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.
- Philippians 1:2
Through
Galatians 1:3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
it leads to
- 2 John 1:3
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
- 2 John 1:3
Where this verse is studied
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About Ephesians
This page draws on 11 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrosiaster, EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS 1.2; Gaius Marius Victorinus, EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS 1.1.2; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ephesians 1:2; John Chrysostom, Homily 1 on Ephesians; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Ephesians and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Ephesians.