Paragraph 16:21–23 [24]

16:21a

Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings:
This phrase indicates that Timothy did the same work as Paul, evangelizing in various places and helping the believers there. Sometimes they worked together in the same place and sometimes they worked separately. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

my co-worker (New International Version (2011))
-or-
he does the same work in Christ Jesus as me

See how you translated my fellow worker in 16:9.

16:21b

fellow countrymen: The Greek word, can mean either (1) relatives, or (2) fellow citizens.

Some languages must choose one or the other meaning. It is not clear which meaning is more appropriate here. You may want to follow the major language version here.

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