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

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Grace to you and peace (χαρις υμιν κα ειρηνη). As in I Thess., II Thess., I Cor., II Cor. (already written) and in all the later E…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Grace be to you, etc. This is the usual apostolic salutation, imploring for them the blessing of God. See Barnes on Romans 1:7.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Grace . . . and peace. See Note on Romans 1:7.

God the Father. We may see by this verse …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul’s nearly standard formula of Christian blessing and greeting seems particularly appropriate at the start of this letter. Normally, Paul alters…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Grace be to you and peace. This form of salutation, which occurred in the other epistles, has received an explanation, to which I still ad…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Grace to you
After the inscription above, in which the writer of the epistle, and the persons joined to him, are des…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

St. Paul was an apostle of Jesus Christ; he was expressly appointed by Him, and therefore by God the Father, who is one with Him in His divine natu…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

The Apostle, therefore, writes this epistle to the Galatians to show that with the coming of the grace of the New Testament, the Old Testament shou…

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