Philemon 1:25 (KJV)

Passage

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

Nearby Context

Philemon 1:23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;

Philemon 1:24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

Philemon 1:25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "grace", "lord", "jesus", "christ", and "amen". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The prior verse says "Marcus Aristarchus Demas Lucas my fellowlabourers...", giving immediate footing for "Spirit" and "grace". In Philemon context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "grace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.