Ephesians 1:2

2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ephesians 1:2

Grace be to you, and peace from God
(See Gill on Romans 1:7).

Ephesians 1:2 In-Context

1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that is what God wanted. To God's holy people living in Ephesus, believers in Christ Jesus:

2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world.

4 That is, in Christ, he chose us before the world was made so that we would be his holy people -- people without blame before him.

5 Because of his love, God had already decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ. That was what he wanted and what pleased him,