English Standard Version
Philemon 1:3
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon 1:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- New International Version (NIV)Grace and peace to you 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Context of Philemon 1:3
1Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, 5because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints,
Read all of Philemon 1Philemon 1:3 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 Philemon 1:3
- Romans 1:7To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
- Ephesians 1:2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Commentaries on Philemon 1:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Grace to you, and peace - See if the notes at Romans 1:7.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3You is plural, referring to everyone mentioned in 1:2. Grace and peace: This is a traditional Greek and Hebrew greeting. They are now understood as gifts from God (compare Romans 5:1–2).Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Philemon 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
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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