Philemon 1:3 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Philemon 1:1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,

Philemon 1:2 and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in thy house:

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

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

Philemon 1:5 hearing of thy love and faith that thou hast unto the Lord Jesus and toward 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 Apphia the beloved and Archippus our..." 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.