Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace be unto you, and peace: Paul combines both the Greek and Jewish forms of greeting. A Greek would normally include "grace" (that which causes joy) in the salutation of his letter. The Hebrew would normally include "peace" ("wholeness, soundness, and signifies prosperity in the widest sense, especially prosperity in spiritual things," (Morris 41). The order of these words should also be noted, first grace, then peace. There can be no genuine peace until we have been saved by grace.