16:21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my compatriots. 1
1:23 Epaphras, 3 my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you. 1:24 Mark, Aristarchus, 4 Demas 5 and Luke, my colaborers, greet you too.
1 tn Grk “kinsmen, relatives, fellow countrymen.”
2 tn Here αὐτοῦ (autou) has been translated as a subjective genitive (“he loves”).
3 sn Epaphras is probably a shortened form of the name Epaphroditus. This is probably the same individual whom Paul spoke of as “my brother, coworker, and fellow soldier” in Phil 2:25 (see also Phil 4:18). He is also mentioned in Col 1:7 and 4:12, where he is a founder of the church in Colossae (BDAG 360 s.v. ᾿Επαφρᾶς).
4 sn Aristarchus accompanied Paul on his collection-journey when Paul left for Rome in Acts 27:2. He is also mentioned as a fellow prisoner in Col 4:10.
5 sn Demas is most likely the same individual mentioned by the Apostle Paul in 2 Tim 4:10. Apparently, he later on abandoned the faith because of his love of the world.