Galatians 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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

Grace ... peace, х charis (G5485) (God's gratuitous favour), akin to chairein, 'joy,' the Greek salutation; blended with the Hebrew salutation, shalom, "peace," the result, of "grace."]

From ... from. Omit the second "from" The Greek joins God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ in closet union, there being but one preposition. As the Father is joined with Christ in the mediating agency, so here Chest with the Father as the ultimate source [apo], usually attributed to the Father.

Galatians 1:3

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