Philippians 4:21

Philippians 4:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.
• New International Version (NIV)Greet all God’s people in Christ Jesus. The brothers and sisters who are with me send greetings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you.

Context of Philippians 4:21

19My Lord God in heaven has plenty of good and valuable things. Because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will give to you everything that you need. 20Our Father God is very great! It is right that everyone should praise him always and for ever! Amen. This is true. Say ‘hello’ on my behalf to all of God's people there who belong to Christ Jesus. The believers who are here with me say ‘hello’ to you. 22All God's people here say ‘hello’ to you. The Christians who live in the king's house say a special ‘hello’ to you. 23We pray that the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to be kind to you, so that your spirits are strong.

Philippians 4:21 word by word

Ἀσπάσασθε πάντα ἅγιον ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.¶ ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς οἱ σὺν ἐμοὶ ἀδελφοί.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Saluteἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• saintἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• The brethren which areἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• youσύsu · youG4771
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Philippians 4:21

• Romans 16:3Say ‘hello’ on my behalf to Priscilla and Aquila. They have worked together with me as servants of Christ Jesus.
• Philippians 1:1Paul and Timothy write this letter to you. We are servants of Christ Jesus. We are writing to you, God's own people who live in Philippi. You belong to God because you are united with Christ Jesus. We are writing to all of you. This includes the leaders and the deacons in the church there.
• 1 Corinthians 1:2I am sending this letter to you, the people of God's church in Corinth. God has made you clean because you belong to Christ Jesus. He has chosen you to be his special people. So you join together with all people everywhere who worship our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is their Lord, as he is our Lord.
• Ephesians 1:1This letter is from me, Paul. God chose me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to you, God's own people who live in Ephesus. You are those who continue to believe in Christ Jesus, and so you belong to him.
• Romans 16:21Timothy, who is working together with me, says ‘hello’ to you. My relatives Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, also say ‘hello’ to you.
• Galatians 1:2All the believers who are here say ‘hello’ to you. We all send this letter to you. I am writing to you, the people of the churches that are in Galatia.
• Galatians 2:3Titus was with me then. He is a Greek person and nobody had circumcised him. But the leaders in Jerusalem did not say that we must circumcise him.
• Colossians 4:10Aristarchus is also here with me in the prison. He says ‘hello’ to you. Barnabas's cousin, Mark also says ‘hello’ to you. I have already told you about him. So, if he comes to you, be kind to him.
• Philemon 1:23Epaphras is also here in prison with me because he serves Christ Jesus. He says ‘hello’ to you.

Commentaries on Philippians 4:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Salute every saint - Remember to present my affectionate wishes to every Christian at Philippi. The brethren which are with me - Those who were fellow laborers with him, generally supposed to be Aristarchus, Mark, Justus, Epaphras, Luke, and Demas. See the end of the epistles to the Colossians, ( Colossians 4:17; (note) and to Philemon ( Philemon 1:25; (note)).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Salute every saint in Christ Jesus - It was usual for him also to close his epistles with affectionate salutations to various members of the churches to which he wrote. These salutations are generally specific, and mention the names, particularly if prominent members of the churches; see the close of the Epistles to the Romans; 1Corinthians; Colossians, and 2Timothy. In this Epistle, however, as in some others, the salutation in general. Why none are…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-23Verses 20-23 The apostle ends with praises to God. We should look upon God, under all our weakness and fears, not as an enemy, but as a Father, disposed to pity us and help us. We must give glory to God as a Father. God's grace and favour, which reconciled souls enjoy, with the whole of the graces in us, which flow from it, are all purchased for us by Christ's merit, and applied by his pleading for us; and therefore are justly called the grace of our Lord…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Salute every saint--individually. greet--salute you. The brethren which are with me--Perhaps Jewish believers are meant (Ac 28:21). I think Php 2:20 precludes our thinking of "closer friends," "colleagues in the ministry" [Alford]; he had only one close friend with him, namely, Timothy.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Philippians 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings