Philemon 1:3

χάρις … εἰρήνη : Cf. Romans 1:7, the usual Pauline greeting (exc. I. 2 Tim.); it is a combination of the Greek salutation, χαίρειν, and the Hebrew one, שׁלום. In the N.T. the word εἰρήνη expresses the spiritual state, which is the result of a right relationship between God and man. According to Jewish belief, the establishment of peace, in this sense, was one of the main functions of the Messiah (cf. Luke 2:14), it was herein that His mediatorial work was to be accomplished. πατρὸς : see note on James 3:9. The phrase ἀπὸ Θεοῦ … Χριστοῦ expresses the essence of Judaism and Christianity.