To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, (A)called to be saints:

(B)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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To all in Rome who are loved by God(A) and called to be his holy people:(B)

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.(C)

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To the saints (A)and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse:

(B)Grace to you and peace from God our Father [a]and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  1. Colossians 1:2 NU omits and the Lord Jesus Christ

To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters[a] in Christ:

Grace(A) and peace to you from God our Father.[b](B)

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  1. Colossians 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 4:15.
  2. Colossians 1:2 Some manuscripts Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

Greeting to the Called

Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and (A)brother of James,

To those who are (B)called, [a]sanctified by God the Father, and (C)preserved in Jesus Christ:

Mercy, (D)peace, and love be multiplied to you.

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  1. Jude 1:1 NU beloved

Jude,(A) a servant of Jesus Christ(B) and a brother of James,

To those who have been called,(C) who are loved in God the Father and kept for[a] Jesus Christ:(D)

Mercy, peace(E) and love be yours in abundance.(F)

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  1. Jude 1:1 Or by; or in

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

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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(A)

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Greeting

Paul, (A)Silvanus, and Timothy,

To the church of the (B)Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace to you and peace [a]from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 NU omits from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

Paul, Silas[a](A) and Timothy,(B)

To the church of the Thessalonians(C) in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace to you.(D)

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas

14 (A)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and (B)the [a]communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 13:14 fellowship

14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,(A) and the love of God,(B) and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit(C) be with you all.

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(A)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with [a]you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

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  1. 2 John 1:3 NU, M us

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ,(A) the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.

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(A)Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His (B)divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him (C)who called us by glory and virtue,

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Grace and peace be yours in abundance(A) through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.(B)

Confirming One’s Calling and Election

His divine power(C) has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him(D) who called us(E) by his own glory and goodness.

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

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Grace and peace to you[a] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(A)

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  1. Philemon 1:3 The Greek is plural; also in verses 22 and 25; elsewhere in this letter “you” is singular.

18 (A)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.(A)

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Benediction

16 Now may (A)the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.

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Final Greetings

16 Now may the Lord of peace(A) himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.(B)

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21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be [a]with you all. Amen.

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  1. Revelation 22:21 NU with all; M with all the saints

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people.(A) Amen.

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25 (A)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

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25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.(A)

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