Philippians 1:2

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Grace	χάρις charis	G5485	graciousness (as gratifying) · noun — nominative singular feminine
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
peace	εἰρήνη eirēnē	G1515	peace (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative singular feminine
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
God	θεοῦ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
our	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
Father	πατρὸς patros	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Lord	κυρίου kuriou	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
Christ	Χριστοῦ.¶ Christou	G5547	anointed · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

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.
1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:1-2

We have here the inscription and benediction. Observe, I. The persons writing the epistle - Paul and Timotheus. Though Paul was alone divinely inspired, he joins Timothy with himself, to express his own humility, and put honour upon Timothy. Those who are aged, and strong, and eminent, should pay respect to, and support the reputation of, those who are younger, and weaker, and of less note. The servants of Jesus Christ; not only in the common relation of his disciples, but in the peculiar work of the ministry, the high office of an apostle and an evangelist. Observe, The highest honour of the greatest apostle, and most eminent ministers, is to be the servants of Jesus Christ; not the masters…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Philippians 1:2

Grace . . . peace--The very form of this salutation implies the union of Jew, Greek, and Roman. The Greek salutation was "joy" (chairein), akin to the Greek for "grace" (charis). The Roman was "health," the intermediate term between grace and peace. The Hebrew was "peace," including both temporal and spiritual prosperity. Grace must come first if we are to have true peace. from . . . from--Omit the second "from": as in the Greek, "God our Father" and "the Lord Jesus Christ," are most closely connected.

Adam Clarke on Philippians 1:2

Grace be unto you - See on Rom 1:7 (note).

John Gill on Philippians 1:2

Grace be unto you,.... This form of salutation is used by the apostle in all his epistles; See Gill on Romans 1:7;

John Calvin on Philippians 1:1-6

Philippians 1:1-6 1. Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 1. Paulus et Timotheus, servi Iesu Christi, omnibus sanctis in Christo Iesu, qui sunt Philippis, cum Episcopis et Diaconis 2. Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 2. Gratia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Iesu Christo. 3. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 3. Gratias ago Deo meo in omni memoria vestri. [23] 4. Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 4. Semper in omni precatione mea pro vobis omnibus cum gaudio precationem faciens, 5…

The Church Fathers

It is evident that while God is called Father, Christ Jesus is called Lord. Does it not then appear that the Lord does not possess equal dignity with the Father? That might seem true in the world of human beings, but between God the Father and Christ the Lord there is complete harmony.
— Ambrosiaster, EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS 1.2

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." How is it that though he nowhere else writes to the Clergy, not in Rome, nor in Corinth, nor in Ephesus, nor anywhere, but in general, to "all the saints, the believers, the beloved," yet here he writes to the Clergy? Because it was they that sent, and bare fruit, and it was they that dispatched Epaphroditus to him.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Philippians 1

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Peace, Spiritual · Saints: Wish, to each other — Saints: Wish, to each other

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:1-2

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Philippians 1:2

Adam Clarke on Philippians 1:2

John Gill on Philippians 1:2

John Calvin on Philippians 1:1-6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:1-2

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Philippians 1:2

Adam Clarke on Philippians 1:2

John Gill on Philippians 1:2

John Calvin on Philippians 1:1-6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Philippians 1:2