Romans 1:7
To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross-references
In Romans 1:6, Paul uses 'called of Jesus Christ' to set up the calling to sainthood in this verse.
Romans 16:15 greets 'all the saints' in Rome, the same beloved saints greeted in this opening verse.
In Romans 9:25, Paul quotes Hosea about calling the not-beloved 'beloved', grounding the term 'beloved of God' used here for believers.
In 1 Thessalonians 1:1, Paul again uses the identical greeting 'Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.'
In Revelation 22:21, the same grace benediction closes the Bible, mirroring the greeting of grace and peace here.
1 Thessalonians 4:7 emphasizes God's call to holiness, paralleling the 'called to be saints' here.
1 Thessalonians 5:28 is a closing grace benediction, mirroring the grace greeting in Romans 1:7.
In 2 Thessalonians 1:2, the same greeting appears: 'Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.'
2 Thessalonians 3:18 is the closing grace benediction, matching the grace greeting from Romans 1:7.
In 1 Timothy 1:2, Paul greets with 'Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.' A slight variation but same pattern.
In 2 Timothy 1:2, Paul writes 'Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.' Parallel greeting.
2 Timothy 4:22 ends with 'Grace be with you,' the same blessing formula as in Romans 1:7.
In Titus 1:4, Paul greets with 'Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.' Parallel.
In Philemon 1:3, Paul uses the exact formula 'Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.'
Philemon 1:25 closes with 'The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit,' echoing the grace greeting.
1 Peter 1:15 exhorts believers to be holy because God called them, mirroring the calling to sainthood here.
In 2 Peter 1:2, Peter writes 'Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.' Similar greeting.
In 2 John 1:3, John greets with 'Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.' Parallel.
In Jude 1:2, Jude writes 'Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.' A variant greeting formula.
Deuteronomy 33:12 calls Benjamin 'beloved of the LORD', a direct parallel to the phrase 'beloved of God' used here for the Roman believers.
2 Corinthians 13:14 closes with a trinitarian blessing—'grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, love of God'—closely paralleling the greeting formula here.
1 Corinthians 1:2 uses the same phrase 'called to be saints' and 'Grace to you and peace' — a near-identical Pauline greeting.
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 opens with the identical grace-and-peace greeting and develops the theme of God's call.
2 Corinthians 1:2 repeats the exact greeting 'Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ'.
2 Corinthians 1:2 has the identical 'Grace to you and peace' greeting, a standard Pauline salutation.
Colossians 3:12 calls believers 'holy and beloved', directly echoing the 'beloved of God' identity given here.
Galatians 1:3 contains the same 'Grace to you and peace' greeting from God and Jesus.
Ephesians 1:2 offers the identical grace-and-peace greeting, a common Pauline opening.
Ephesians 6:23 offers 'peace and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ'—nearly identical to the greeting blessings here.
In Philippians 1:1, Paul uses the identical greeting formula — 'Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ' — showing this was his standard opening.
In Philippians 1:2, Paul repeats the same greeting formula 'Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.'
Philippians 4:23 is Paul's closing benediction 'The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all,' echoing the same grace greeting.
Colossians 1:2 repeats the same greeting verbatim, confirming Paul's consistent apostolic salutation pattern.
1 Peter 1:2 continues the greeting with 'grace and peace be multiplied,' embedding it within a rich theological preface about election and sanctification.
Galatians 6:18 ends with 'the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ'—the same source of grace Paul wishes upon his readers here.
Hebrews 3:1 addresses 'holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling', echoing the calling to sainthood in Romans 1:7.
James 1:1 uses a different greeting — simply 'greeting' — omitting the grace-and-peace formula, contrasting with Paul's style.
In 1 Corinthians 16:23, Paul concludes with 'the grace of the Lord Jesus'—the same source of grace invoked in the opening here.
Jude 1:1 offers 'mercy, peace, and love be multiplied' — a triad instead of the grace-and-peace pair, yet still a Christian epistle greeting.
Ephesians 1:1 addresses 'the saints' in Ephesus — the same term Paul uses for the Roman believers here.
Ephesians 6:24 gives 'grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ'—a similar grace benediction but directed to lovers of Christ, not a greeting.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Paul calls believers 'brethren beloved of the Lord', mirroring Romans' 'beloved of God' and reinforcing the theme of divine calling.
2 Peter 1:3 speaks of God calling us to glory and virtue, a similar divine calling but with different emphasis.
Revelation 1:4 uses the same 'grace and peace' greeting but extends the divine source to the seven Spirits, echoing Paul's salutation.