1Cor 1:3 | TNotes | STEP | 1:3 Grace and peace represent traditional Greek and Hebrew greetings. Grace is undeserved blessing that comes from the kindness of God. Peace is a sense of well-being and contentedness, rooted in the Good News and brought about by the Holy Spirit (see Gal 5:22 ). Together, the phrase conveys things understood as gifts from God (see Rom 5:1-2 ).

bGal 5:22►

cRom 5:1-2►

‏ 1 Corinthians 1:3

1:3 ^a Grace and peace represent traditional Greek and Hebrew greetings. Grace is undeserved blessing that comes from the kindness of God. Peace is a sense of well-being and contentedness, rooted in the Good News and brought about by the Holy Spirit (see Gal 5:22 ^b). Together, the phrase conveys things understood as gifts from God (see Rom 5:1-2 ^c).