designated by the two terms. The Greek might be rendered “the saints and believers who are in Ephesus in Christ Jesus” (cf. Hendriksen, p. 70). Paul’s greeting is in the form of a prayer. In it he wishes for all his readers “grace” and “peace” from God. The usual Greek salutation was “rejoice!” (chairein). Paul replaces this by a similar-sounding word (charis, “grace”) and adds to it the usual Jewish greeting: “peace.” Grace is God’s free, loving favor lavished on the undeserving.