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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." How is it that though he nowhere else writes to the Clergy, not in Rome, nor in Corinth, nor in Ephesus, nor anywhere, but in general, to "all the saints, the believers, the beloved," yet here he writes to the Clergy? Because it was they that sent, and bare fruit, and it was they that dispatched Epaphroditus to him.
Theophylact of Ohrid
He adds the customary greeting, wishing them to be filled with grace, so that they would not exalt themselves over one another and thereby not lose peace and concord; because grace is received by those who are free from pride.
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
Then he mentions the good things he desires for them when he says, grace to you and peace. These two goods include everything: first, there is God's grace remitting sins: "For by grace you have been saved through faith" (Eph. 2:8); lastly, there is man's peace: "He makes peace in your borders" (Ps. 147:14). Consequently, he wishes them all the good things between the two: and this, from God our Father: "Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights" (Jas. …
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