Philemon 1:3 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Philemon 1:1 Paul a prisoner of Iesus Christ, and our brother Timotheus, vnto Philemon our deare friende, and fellowe helper,

Philemon 1:2 And to our deare sister Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowe souldier, and to the Church that is in thine house:

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

Philemon 1:4 I giue thanks to my God, making mention alwaies of thee in my praiers,

Philemon 1:5 (When I heare of thy loue and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Iesus, and towarde all Saintes)

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 "And to our deare sister Apphia and..." into verse 4's "I giue thanks to my God making...", 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.