“Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ — the benediction: eirēnē ('peace') tois adelphois ('to the brothers') kai agapē meta pisteōs ('and love with faith'), apo theou patros ('from God the Father') kai kyriou Iēsou Christou ('and Lord Jesus Christ').
Church Fathers on Ephesians 6:23
“Peace be to the brethren and love with faith from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.” He invokes upon them, “peace and love with faith.” He says well: for he would not that they should have regard to love by itself, and mingle themselves with those of a different faith. Either he means this, or that above described, namely, that they should have faith also, so as to have a cheerful confidence of the good things to come. The “peace” which is towards God, and the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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