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J. B. Lightfoot on Philemon 1:21-25

St. Paul’s Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon (1875). Browse this work.

Philemon1:21-25

^{23}Ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἐπαφρᾶς ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ^{24}Μάρκος, Ἀρίσταρχος, Δημᾶς, Λουκᾶς, οἱ συνεργοί μου. ^{25}Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου [ἡμῶν] Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν. ὁ συναιχμάλωτος] On the possible meanings of this title see Col. iv. 10, where it is given not to Epaphras but to Aristarchus. 25. Ἡ χάρις κ.τ.λ.] The same form of farewell as in Gal. vi. 18; comp. 2 Tim. iv. 22. ὑμῶν] The persons whose names are mentioned in the opening salutation.

J. B. Lightfoot, St. Paul’s Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon (1875), Philemon 1:21-25. Public domain.

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