The Pulpit Commentary on Philemon 1:3

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Grace to you, and peace. The secular formula of salutation was χαίρειν (Acts 23:1-35. 26); in Latin, multam or plurimare salutem ant plenissimam. St. Paul's formula was almost invariably as above, "Grace to you, and peace" (Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:3; Galatians 1:3; and others).

To Timothy (1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2) and Titus 1:4, "Grace, mercy, and peace."

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