Continuation of Notes for Verse 1. (The specific verse is addressed at the end of this note.)

The principal objection to the opinion that it…

Grace be to you, and peace.—On this, St. Paul’s nearly invariable salutation in every Epistle (found also in the Epistles…

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace be to you, …

“Grace” (GK 5921) and “peace” (GK 1645) reflect the standard greetings in Greek and Hebrew (cf. Romans 1:7b). Paul prefers to replace th…

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

All Christians must be saints; if they do not embody that character on earth, they will never be saints in glory. Those are not saints who are not …