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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
So then having brought the whole nation together in one, and saluted them with his accustomed greeting, for, saith he, "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
Theophylact of Ohrid
And now he employs the customary greeting, about which has been spoken in other places.
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
The Apostle wishes good things to the persons greeted; hence, he says, grace and peace to you. In regard to this he does two things: first, he mentions the good things; secondly, their author (v. 2b). He mentions these two gifts as two extremes, between which are contained all other goods. For the first good is grace, which is the beginning of all good things; because before grace there is only a diminished goodness in us. …
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