Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary 1 Corinthians 1:3

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." — 1 Corinthians 1:3 (ASV)

This verse is identical to Ro 1:7b; 2 Corinthians 1:2; Galatians 1:3; Ephesians 1:2; and Phm 1:3. Though carrying a sense of greeting, “grace and peace” also refer to the truth of redemption purchased by Christ. It was of God’s grace that the Corinthian believers were saved (2 Corinthians 8:9; Ephesians 2:8–9), just as all Christians are saved, and through this redemption Jesus Christ purchased peace with God for the sinner (Ephesians 2:14; cf. Romans 5:1). This grace and peace are from God our Father, who planned redemption, and from Christ, who purchased it on the cross for the justification of his people.