Verse Lens · Context pointer

Philippians 4:21 Explained in Context

Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.

Selected verse

Verse 21. Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.

King James Version — public domain in the United States · Bible text and permissions

Role in This Section

Paul asks that every saint in Christ Jesus be greeted and includes greetings from the believers with him.

Read It With

  • Philippians 4:21–23

Read verses 21–23 together. Verse 21 begins the closing greetings, verse 22 widens them, and verse 23 gives the letter's final blessing of grace.

Why It Needs Context

Verse 21 begins the close but does not complete it. Verses 22–23 widen the circle of greeting and place the whole community under Christ's grace.

Continue in Context

The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.

Read Philippians 4:21–23 — Every Saint Is Greeted and Grace Has the Final Word
Sources used for this context pointer

How certain is this explanation? strong

These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.

Biblical text

King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society

USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.

Supports: The KJV wording and immediate English context for Philippians 4:21–23.

Exact location: eBible/CrossWire eng-kjv2006 USFM, source files dated 2026-08-19, Philippians 4; archive and normalized-corpus SHA-256 values are recorded in the library policy.

Open source ↗

Greek textual evidence

The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition

Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos

Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010

Supports: The critically edited Greek wording and punctuation used as the base text for this passage.

Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/Phil.txt, Philippians 4, verses within Philippians 4:21–23.

Open the Philippians Greek text file ↗
Open the complete thought-unit research record
Open a verse without taking it out of context.

Try Philippians 4:19, Phil 4:19, or Php 4:19.

Choose book, chapter, and verse