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Text -- Romans 16:1-14 (NET)
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Personal Greetings
16:1 Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe , who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea ,
16:2 so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you , for she has been a great help to many , including me .
16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila , my fellow workers in Christ Jesus ,
16:4 who risked their own necks for my life . Not only I , but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
16:5 Also greet the church in their house . Greet my dear friend Epenetus , who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia .
16:6 Greet Mary , who has worked very hard for you .
16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia , my compatriots and my fellow prisoners . They are well known to the apostles , and they were in Christ before me .
16:8 Greet Ampliatus , my dear friend in the Lord .
16:9 Greet Urbanus , our fellow worker in Christ , and my good friend Stachys .
16:10 Greet Apelles , who is approved in Christ . Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus .
16:11 Greet Herodion , my compatriot . Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord .
16:12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa , laborers in the Lord . Greet my dear friend Persis , who has worked hard in the Lord .
16:13 Greet Rufus , chosen in the Lord , and his mother who was also a mother to me .
16:14 Greet Asyncritus , Phlegon , Hermes , Patrobas , Hermas , and the brothers and sisters with them .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE |
Rome |
Love |
LATIN |
PAUL, THE APOSTLE, 1 |
CAESAR'S HOUSEHOLD |
EPAENETUS |
GREETING |
Beloved |
Deaconess |
Herodion |
Thankfulness |
Rufus |
WOMAN |
Church |
IN THE LORD |
Achaia |
Phlegon |
Apelles |
Andronicus |
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NET Notes: Rom 16:1 Or “deaconess.” It is debated whether διάκονος (diakonos) here refers to a specific office within ...
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NET Notes: Rom 16:3 On Prisca and Aquila see also Acts 18:2, 18, 26; 1 Cor 16:19; 2 Tim 4:19. In the NT “Priscilla” and “Prisca” are the same pers...
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NET Notes: Rom 16:5 Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern...
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NET Notes: Rom 16:7 Or “among the apostles.” See discussion in the note on “well known” for these options.
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