Philippians 4:23

Philippians 4:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. It was written to the Philippians from Rome by Epaphroditus.
• New International Version (NIV)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Context of Philippians 4:23

21Give my greetings to each of God’s holy people—all who belong to Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me send you their greetings. 22And all the rest of God’s people send you greetings, too, especially those in Caesar’s household. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

Philippians 4:23 word by word

Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The graceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• ofκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• youσύsu · youG4771
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• Amenἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• It was writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the PhilippiansΦιλιππήσιοςPhilippēsios · PhilippianG5374
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• RomeῬώμηRhōmē · RomeG4516
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• EpaphroditusἘπαφρόδιτοςEpaphroditos · EpaphroditusG1891

Cross-references for Philippians 4:23

• Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
• 2 Corinthians 13:14May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
• Philippians 4:15As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I first brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this.
• Philippians 4:16Even when I was in Thessalonica you sent help more than once.
• 2 Corinthians 11:9And when I was with you and didn’t have enough to live on, I did not become a financial burden to anyone. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me all that I needed. I have never been a burden to you, and I never will be.
• 2 Corinthians 4:10Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.

Commentaries on Philippians 4:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23The grace of our Lord - The usual apostolical benediction, which has often occurred, and been more than once explained. See on Romans 1:7; (note), and Galatians 6:18; (note). The word ̔, our, is omitted by many MSS. and several versions, which simply read, The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. Be with you all - Instead of , all, , Spirit, is the reading of ADEFG, several others, with the Coptic, Sahidic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Vulgate, and Itala; besides…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, … - notes, Romans 16:20. In regard to the subscription at the end of this Epistle, it may be remarked, as has been done of the other subscriptions at the end of the Epistles, that it is of no authority whatever. There is no reason, however, to doubt that in this case it is correct. The Epistle bears internal evidence of having been written from Rome, and was doubtless sent by Epaphroditus. See the introduction, section…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23At the end of his letters, Paul often asks that the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with the people he is writing to (see also 1:2). Believers need Christ’s grace for both salvation and daily life. Here, your spirit likely refers to the deepest part of the believers' inner being. The spirit is the part of the person that relates most directly to God. Paul is praying that Christ’s grace would strengthen and sustain them at the core of who they are.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. (Ga 6:18). be with you all. Amen--The oldest manuscripts read, "Be with your spirit," and omit "Amen."Read the comment

Topics related to Philippians 4:23

• Benedictions

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Jesus
• Rome
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Philippi, Philippians
• Rome, Roman
• Jesus Christ
• Communicate
• Crown

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