Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
Parallel translations
- WEB Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. The Italians greet you.
- KJV Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
- NKJV Greet all those who rule over you, and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.
- NASB Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.
- NLT Greet all your leaders and all the believers there. The believers from Italy send you their greetings.
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Quick answer
The author sends greetings to all the leaders and saints, and passes along greetings from those of Italy. It expresses the warmth and unity of the wider church.
Overview
Closing greetings link the author, the readers, and other believers in shared fellowship. The mention of 'those of Italy' is a small geographic clue often discussed regarding the letter's origin or destination, though it remains uncertain. The verse displays the bonds of love that united Christian congregations across distances.
Cross-references & the web
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- Heb 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
- Heb 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
- Acts 18:2There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
- Phlm 1:5because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
- Rom 16:1–16I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
- Phil 4:22All the saints send you greetings, especially those from the household of Caesar.
- 2 Cor 13:13All the saints send you greetings.
- Rom 16:21–23Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
- 2 Cor 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
- Col 1:2To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
- Phil 1:1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
- Acts 27:1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
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