Philemon 1:23-25·~1 min
Additional Greetings
Epaphras, called a fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings, along with Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, Paul's fellow workers. The letter ends with a benediction invoking the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ upon their spirit. The paragraph returns the reader from the specific case of Onesimus to the broader communion of the gospel and its sustaining grace.
E23paphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings, 24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. 25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Section summaryThe letter closes with greetings from Epaphras and other fellow workers, reminding Philemon that he belongs to a wider network of gospel partnership. The final benediction asks that the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with their spirit. The section leaves the letter resting not in social pressure but in shared grace and fellowship.
Role in the chapterThis closing section reconnects the personal appeal to the wider fellowship of gospel coworkers and to the sustaining grace of Christ.