Philippians 4:21

The apostle wished that the Philippians would pass his greetings to every individual believer whom they would touch. He probably meant Christians in nearby towns as well as in Philippi. He used the same term to describe them as he employed in his opening greeting: "saints in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 1:1). We have seen that the believer’s position "in Christ" is an important theme in Philippians. Christ Jesus was both the source and focus of Paul and the Philippians’ common life together. [Note: Fee, Paul’s Letter . . ., p. 458.]

The brethren with Paul in Rome included Epaphroditus and probably Timothy. They would have also included the Roman Christians with whom Paul had contact and perhaps other fellow workers such as Luke.