Philippians 4:22
The brethren who are with me, salute you. All the saints salute you; especially they that are of Caesar's household.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Salutant vos, qui mecum sunt, fratres. Salutant vos omnes sancti, maxime autem qui de Cæsaris domo sunt.
- Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
- ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς πάντες οἱ ἅγιοι, μάλιστα δὲ οἱ ἐκ τῆς Καίσαρος οἰκίας.
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans, The Argument
As I keep hearing the Epistles of the blessed Paul read, and that twice every week, and often three or four times, whenever we are celebrating the memorials of the holy martyrs, gladly do I enjoy the spiritual trumpet, and get roused and warmed with desire at recognizing the voice so dear to me, and seem to fancy him all but present to my sight, and behold him conversing with me. But I grieve and am pained, that all people do not know this man, as much as they ought to know him; but some are so far ignorant of him, as not even to know for certainty the number of his Epistles. And this comes not of incapacity, but of their not having the wish to be continually conversing with this blessed man. …
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Homily XXXII on Rom. xvi. 17, 18
See what a crown he has framed for him by bearing witness to such great hospitality in him, and brought in the entire Church into this man’s house! For by the word ξένον , used here, he means a host, not a guest. But when you hear that he was Paul’s host, do not admire him for his munificence only, but also for his strictness of life. For except he were worthy of Paul’s excellency, he would never have lodged there, since he, who took pains to go beyond many of Christ’s commands, would never have trespassed against that law, which bids us be very particular about who receive us, and about lodging with “worthy” persons. ( Matt. x. 11 .) “Erastus, the chamberlain of the city, salutes you, and Quartus a brother.” There is a purpose in his adding “the chamberlain of the city,” for as he wrote to the Philippians, “They of Cæsar’s household salute you” ( Phil. iv. …
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians, Philippians 4:10-14
Ver. 22, 23 . “All the saints salute you, especially they that are of Cæsar’s household. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.” He elevated them and strengthened them, by showing that his preaching had reached even to the king’s household. For if those who were in the king’s palace despised all things for the sake of the King of Heaven, far more ought they to do this. And this too was a proof of the love of Paul, and that he had told many things of them, and said great things of them, whence he had even led those who were in the palace to a longing for them, so that those who had never seen them saluted them. Especially because the faithful were then in affliction, his love was great. And those who were absent from each other were closely conjoined together as if real limbs. …