1 Corinthians 1:3 (GNV)

Passage

Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul called to be an Apostle of Iesus Christ, through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

1 Corinthians 1:2 Vnto the Church of God, which is at Corinthus, to them that are sanctified in Christ Iesus, Saintes by calling, with all that call on the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ in euery place, both their Lord, and ours:

1 Corinthians 1:3 Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:4 I thanke my God alwayes on your behalfe for the grace of God, which is giuen you in Iesus Christ,

1 Corinthians 1:5 That in all things ye are made rich in him, in all kinde of speach, and in all knowledge:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "peace", "father", "lord", "iesus", 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 "Vnto the Church of God which is..." into verse 4's "I thanke my God alwayes on your...", so "grace" and "peace" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians 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.