“Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.”
Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you — 'Every saint' (pasē hagios) emphasizes totality: no exclusions in Christian greeting. 'In Christ Jesus' frames greeting as Christological reality. The brothers surrounding Paul (his Roman companions/co-prisoners) extend corporate greeting, showing Christian community even in imprisonment.
Church Fathers on Philippians 4:21
“Salute every saint in Christ Jesus.” This also is no small thing. For it is a proof of great good will, to salute them through letters. “The brethren which are with me salute you.” And yet you said that you have “no one like-minded, who will care truly for your state.” How then do you say now, “The brethren which are with me”? He either says, “The brethren which are with me,” because he has no one like-minded of those who are with him, (where he does not speak of those in…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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