Philemon 1:3

3 Grace to you and shalom from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

Philemon 1:3 Meaning and Commentary

Philemon 1:3

Grace to you and peace, from God
Which is the same form of salutation used in the other epistles; (See Gill on Romans 1:7) for though this epistle is but a very small one, yet it is introduced in the same form as the larger epistles are; and has an inscription in the former verse, a salutation in this, and a preface in the three following.

Philemon 1:3 In-Context

1 Sha'ul, a prisoner of Messiah Yeshua, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,

2 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:

3 Grace to you and shalom from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

5 hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Yeshua, and toward all the holy ones;