Ephesians 1:2

Ephesians 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Context of Ephesians 1:2

1This letter is from me, Paul. God chose me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to you, God's own people who live in Ephesus. You are those who continue to believe in Christ Jesus, and so you belong to him. I pray that God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your minds. 3We praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us in very many ways. Because we belong to Christ, we enjoy all the good things that come from heaven. God blesses our spirits with those good things. 4Before God made the world, he chose us to be his people because of Christ. He chose us so that we would please him. Because we belong to Christ, God accepts us as completely good. This shows how much he loves us.

Ephesians 1:2 word by word

χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• to youσύsu · youG4771
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for Ephesians 1:2

• Romans 1:7So I am writing to all you Christians who are in Rome. God loves you and he has chosen you to be his own people. I pray that God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your minds.
• 2 Corinthians 1:2I pray that God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your minds.
• Galatians 1:3I pray that God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your minds.

Commentaries on Ephesians 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Grace be to you - See the note on Romans 1:7.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Grace to you, … - see the notes, Romans 1:7.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Paul often asks for God's grace and peace for his readers. Grace is a blessing from God's kindness that we do not earn. Peace is a feeling of well-being and contentment based on the good news about Jesus and brought by the Holy Spirit (see Galatians 5:22). Both are gifts from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (see Romans 5:1–2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. (Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:3; 2Co 1:2; Ga 1:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 1:2

• Benedictions
• God

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Jesus Christ
• Blame
• Eye
• Mystery

Commentaries on Ephesians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings