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him as he wrote this word of greeting was God's rich supply and glory. Paul had just written, "And my God shall fill every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus" (v. 19). No doubt this was the substance of his greetings to the saints. He wanted every saint to be greeted in Christ in this way.
THE BROTHERS WHO WERE WITH THE APOSTLE
GREETING THE SAINTS
In Philippians 4:21 Paul also says, "The broth ers who are with me greet you." The brothers who were with Paul certainly must have greeted the saints in the same way Paul did. This means that they greeted the believers not with their best regards, but with the assurance of God's repay ment and with His glory.
We may even say that Paul and those with him greeted the saints in Christ Jesus with the entire contents of the whole book of Philippi ans. This means that Paul and the others greeted them with all the words in this book. The very fact that Paul simply said to greet every saint in Christ, not specifying in what way the saints should be greeted, implies that he greeted them with all the points covered in this Epistle. Hence,