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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Ephesians 1 In this chapter are contained the inscription of the epistle, the salutation of the persons to whom it is written, the apostle's thanksgiving for blessings received by him, and them; in which the efficient, moving, procuring, and final causes of salvation are taken notice of, and the several parts and branches of it observed; and the whole is concluded with prayers for...
John Gill
Grace be to you, and peace from God,.... [See comments on Romans 1:7].
Matthew Henry
Introduction. (a. d. 61.) 1 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: 2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Here is, 1. The title St. Paul takes to himself, as belonging to him—Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, &c. He reckoned it a great honour to be employed by Christ,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
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, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. He wishes them grace, first, and peace afterwards, which is the right and natural order. There is no lasting peace without grace. There is no peace worth having which does not spring from a...
Charles H. Spurgeon
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, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Brethren and sisters in Christ, this is a benediction for you as well as for the saints at Ephesus; it is for all “the faithful in Christ Jesus.” May you all have grace without measure, and...
Charles H. Spurgeon
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, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. All down through the ages this benediction comes to us, even to as many of us as are “ the faithful in Christ Jesus.” “Grace be to you,” brethren and sisters, grace in every form of it, the...
Charles H. Spurgeon
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, and peace, from God our Father, There must be “grace” first; “peace” comes afterwards. They seek heavenly blessings in the wrong order who try to gain peace first, and then grace. “There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked;” and he who has a peace...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And from the Lord Jesus Christ. We can have nothing to do with an absolute God. It is God in Christ whom we love,— whom we adore,— who alone is our Saviour.
Charles H. Spurgeon
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, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. The apostle desires just the same blessing for us, who are “the faithful in Christ Jesus,” as he did for the saints at Ephesus. He longs that we also may be filled with grace and peace, “from...
Charles H. Spurgeon
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, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. That is a sort of crossing of the Jordan to go into the land and get grace and peace. Grace changes us, peace quiets us, and then we are over Jordan.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul would have us peaceful, restful, quiet. That peace must be based upon grace, He does not pray that we may have peace apart from grace, but “Grace be to you, and peace.”