May there be unearned favor to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

that there may be an operative communication of thy faith made known by every good thing, which is in you towards Jesus Christ.

There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;

along with [John] Mark [Note: This shows that Mark was now back in the good graces of Paul. See Acts 15:36-40], Aristarchus, Demas [Note: This man later deserted Paul. See II Tim. 4:10] and Luke, who are [also] my fellow-workers. [Note: These men, unlike Epaphras who was imprisoned with Paul, were free to minister for Christ there in Rome].