New International Version
Philemon 1:3
3Grace and peace to you 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.
- 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.
- 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 of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker— 2also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your home: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, 5because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus.
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 in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 13:14May the 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 and peace to you 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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