Philemon 1:23
There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus;
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Salutat te Epaphras concaptivus meus in Christo Jesu,
- Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
- Ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἐπαφρᾶς ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon, Philemon 1:17-19
Ver. 23 . “Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, saluteth thee.” He was sent by the Colossians, so that from this it appears that Philemon was also at Colossæ. And he calls him his “fellow-prisoner,” showing that he also was in much tribulation, so that if not on his own account, yet on account of the other, it was right that he should be heard. For he that is in tribulation, and overlooks himself, and is concerned for others, deserves to be heard. And he puts him to shame from another consideration, if his countryman is a fellow-prisoner with Paul and suffers affliction with him, and he himself does not grant him a favor in behalf of his own servant. And he has added, “my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus,” instead of on account of Christ.
Rufinus The Apology of Rufinus. Addressed to Apronianus, in Reply to Jerome's Letter to Pammachius, The body as a prison
And in the Commentary on Paul’s Epistle to Philemon, at the place where he says “Epaphras my fellow-prisoner greeteth you,” some way down he says: