Section 6:21–24

Paul asked God to bless the believers

Before Paul ended his letter, he added some words about a man named Tychicus. Tychicus carried Paul’s letter to Ephesus and gave the Ephesian Christians news about Paul. Finally, Paul closed his letter by asking God’s blessing on them all. Ephesians 6:21–22 is almost identical to Colossians 4:7–8.

Here are some other examples for a heading for this section:

Final Greetings (Good News Translation)
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Final greetings from Paul

Paragraph 6:21–24

6:21a

Tychicus: Tychicus is the name of a man.

the beloved brother: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as beloved means “one whom I love.”

brother: Since God is the Father of all Christians, all Christians are like brothers and sisters. Therefore, people in the NT frequently use the Greek word for brother when referring to a fellow Christian. You should translate this term literally in your translation if possible. However, in some languages the word brother can only refer to a blood relative. If this is true in your language, you could use a term meaning:

fellow Christian
-or-
brother in Christ
-or-
fellow believer
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dear friend (Contemporary English Version)

faithful servant in the Lord: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as faithful means “reliable, dependable, loyal.”

servant in the Lord: The phrase servant in the Lord means “he serves the Lord” or “person who does the Lord’s work.”

Here are some other ways to translate “faithful servant in the Lord”:

he serves the Lord very well
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he continues doing work for the Lord

6:21b

will tell you everything: The word everything here refers to Paul’s living situation when he was writing the letter to the Ephesians. It probably included his living conditions and his personal health. Some other ways everything has been translated include:

all the news about me (Good News Translation)
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everything that is happening to me (New Century Version)
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how I am and every work I am doing

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