“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11)
“Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. Erastus remained at Corinth, and I left Trophimus, who was ill, at Miletus. Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers. The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you (2 Tim. 4: 19-22).
Paul concludes by asking that greetings be extended in his name, and he passes on greetings from others. He asks Timothy to greet Priscilla and Aquila, who are apparently still at Ephesus, their old stomping ground (Acts 18:19). He also extends greetings to the household of Onesiphorus. He then mentions why he isn’t sending greetings from Erastus or Trophimus, neither of whom were still with Paul. Erastus had stayed in Corinth, and Paul had left Trophimus sick in Miletus. This last little bit of news lets us know that the apostolic power of healing was not something that they had on tap. That kind of authority did mark an apostle (2 Cor. 12:12), but it was also not something they carried around with them as a personal benefit. Paul had not healed Trophimus, and had left him in Miletus. He also asks Timothy to come to visit him before winter. And then he wraps up by sending greetings from Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudius, and all the brothers. Fellowship extends, and should extend, over great distances. Paul then give with a blessing — the Lord be with your spirit, and concludes by extending grace. The great apostle of grace bestows grace in this final word.