Galatians 1:3

“grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus the Messiah,”

Galatians 1:3 · direct translation from the Greek
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graceχάριςcharis

grace

A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.

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peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē

peace with God

The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.

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Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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the Fatherπατρὸςpatros

Father

God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.

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Lordκυρίουkyriou

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

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JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christou” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

Many manuscripts read “from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah.”

The context

2and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:

3 · This verse (above)

4who gave himself for our sins so that he might rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

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