1 Corinthians 1:3

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

1 Corinthians 1:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:3

Grace be unto you, and peace from God
This is an usual salutation in all Paul's epistles; (See Gill on Romans 1:7).

1 Corinthians 1:3 In-Context

1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

2 unto the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of God which is at Corinth, to those that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

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

4 I thank my God always on your behalf for the grace of God which is given you in Christ Jesus,

5 that in every thing ye are enriched in him in all word and in all knowledge,