Philemon 1:23 (WEB)

Passage

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

Nearby Context

Philemon 1:21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

Philemon 1:22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

Philemon 1:23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

Philemon 1:24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "epaphras", "fellow", "prisoner", "christ", "jesus", and "greets". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "epaphras" and "fellow", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Also prepare a guest room for me..." into verse 24's "as do Mark Aristarchus Demas and Luke...", so "epaphras" and "fellow" belong inside that flow. In Philemon context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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