Ephesians 1:2

Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

In Context

1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, to all the saints who are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus.

3Blessed by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with spiritual blessings in heavenly places, in Christ:

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Cross References

Romans 1:7To all that are at Rome, the beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Galatians 1:3Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 1:2-3

Ephesians Some think that this epistle to the Ephesians was a circular letter sent to several churches, and that the copy directed to the Ephesians happened to be taken into the canon, and so it came to bear that particular inscription. And they have been induced the rather to think this because it is the only one of all Paul's epistles that has nothing in it peculiarly adapted to the state or case of that particular church; but it has much of common concernment to all Christians, and especially to all who, having… Read the whole commentary →

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