Philemon 1:3 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Philemon 1:1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, a brother: to Philemon, our beloved and fellow labourer,

Philemon 1:2 And to Appia, our dearest sister, and to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church which is in thy house.

Philemon 1:3 Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philemon 1:4 I give thanks to my God, always making a remembrance of thee in my prayers.

Philemon 1:5 Hearing of thy charity and faith, which thou hast in the Lord Jesus and towards all the saints:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "peace", "father", "lord", "jesus", and "christ". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And to Appia our dearest sister and..." into verse 4's "I give thanks to my God always...", so "grace" and "peace" belong inside that flow. In Philemon context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "peace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.