Philippians 1:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

² May unearned favor and peace be upon you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Grace (favor and blessing) to you and [heart] peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

American Standard Version (1901)

² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Common English Bible

² May the grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Grace and peace to you, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:2 Cross References

Romans 1:7

All of you there in Rome [i.e., the church there] are also among such obedient believers. You are called Jesus Christ’s [people], loved by God and called to be His holy people. May you have unearned favor and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:2

May [God’s] unearned favor be yours, [along with] peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:2

These people have been [specially] selected, and [their acceptance was] pre-planned by God the Father, and they were set apart through [the work of] the Holy Spirit. This resulted in their obedience and sprinkling [Note: This is a figurative reference to the Old Testament practice of cleansing, See Exodus 24:7-8] by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God’s unearned favor and peace be continually upon you.

Philippians 1:3

I thank my God [in prayer] every time I think of you.