In Ephesians 6:23-24, Paul closes with peace and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, and grace on all who love the Lord Jesus Christ with an incorruptible love Paul writes to the saints—and to us—so that the church would know its riches in Christ and walk worthy of the gospel. Listen to the text: “Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.”
Christ is our peace: He brings the far off near, breaks hostility, and creates one new humanity with access in one Spirit to the Father. The church becomes God’s household and holy temple.
Household instructions continue for children, fathers, bondservants, and masters; then Paul summons the church to be strong in the Lord, put on the whole armor of God against spiritual powers, pray with perseverance, and close with gospel boldness, news of Tychicus, and a grace-peace benediction. This passage belongs in that movement: Ephesians 6:23-24 is not an isolated saying but a step in Paul’s Spirit-given pastoral argument. In this letter, the risen Christ is head of His body, and the Spirit seals, strengthens, and fills a people who were once dead and far off.
A pastoral word for today: Pursue peace across a dividing line in your church, remembering Christ’s blood made one new people.
Hold together gift and call. In this letter, what God gives in Christ—election, adoption, salvation, peace, the Spirit—creates what God asks: walk worthy, speak truth, forgive, stand firm. Grace is not soft permission; it is power that claims you for God’s glory.
As you sit with Ephesians 6:23-24, ask what it shows you about Christ’s headship, grace, and the church’s calling. Ephesians is not abstract theology only; it is living Scripture for people learning identity in Christ and a worthy walk. Let the text search you, steady you, and send you into love.