Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Ephesians 6:23

Εἰρήνη. Universal in opening salutations (see Ephesians 1:2) occurs in the closing paragraph in 2 Thessalonians 3:16; Galatians 6:16; cf. 2 Corinthians 13:11; Romans 16:20; 1 Peter 5:14; 3 John 1:14. It is specially appropriate here after Ephesians 2:14 ff., Ephesians 4:3; Ephesians 6:15.

τοῖς�. Here only in the Epistle, and that without a personal pronoun, ct. Galatians 6:18.

ἀγάπη. In 1 Corinthians 16:24 ἡ�, in 2 Corinthians 13:13 ἡ�, absolute here only in a closing salutation. Cf. Jude 1:2.

μετὰ πίστεως. ‘Faith’ as much as the love which quickens it (Galatians 5:6), and ‘the peace’ which crowns it, is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8).

ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ κ. Ἰ. Χ. The preposition is not repeated. The two together are one source of spiritual blessing.

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