“Both grace and peace remove contention. They convey the will of God. Since therefore they were in the grip of error, grace was first sought on their behalf, in order that they should know God and fully obey God and Christ, putting all trust in Christ and nothing else.… Then he also adds "peace from God." The one who w…”
Gaius Marius Victorinus, 4th c. — EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS 1.1.2
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2Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
— Ephesians 1:2 —
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: