Ephesians 1:1-2·~1 min
Paul’s Greeting to the Ephesians
Paul writes as an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God and greets the saints with grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
P1aul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Section summaryPaul opens simply as an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will and speaks grace and peace over the saints. The greeting is brief, but it sets the letter inside apostolic calling and divine blessing before the long doxology that follows.
Role in the chapterThis opening movement establishes the sender, the recipients, and the blessing of the letter before its sweeping praise begins.