This means the assembly of Christians, who probably resorted to the house of Prisca and Aquila, as to a place of retreat, and there held their religious assemblies. Or it may mean their family only, which was as regular and holy as an assembly of saints. The apostle, in another place, salutes the Church in the house of Nympha, and writing to Philemon, salutes the Church in his house. (1 Corinthians xvi. 19.)
Verse Romans 16:5. _THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE._] In these primitive times no such _places_ existed as those which we now term _churches_; the word always signifying the _congregation_ or _ass...
THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE - Aquila and Priscilla are mentioned Acts 18:26 as having received “Apollos” into their family, to instruct him more perfectly. The church in their house is also ment...
CHAPTER 16 _ 1. Greetings to Individuals. (Romans 16:1 .)_ 2. Warning and Comfort. (Romans 16:17 .) 3. The Final Salutations. (Romans 16:21 .) 4. The Conclusion. ...
PERSONAL GREETINGS. Beside the two household groups of Romans 16:10 f., the catalogue contains twenty-six names, eight being those of women. Many of the names appearing were commonly borne by slaves....
A LETTER OF COMMENDATION (Romans 16:1-2)...
Give my greetings to my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. Give my greetings to Mary who has toiled hard among you. Give my greetings to Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen...
IN THEIR HOUSE. See 1 Corinthians 16:19. SALUTE. Same Greek. word as for "Greet", Romans 16:3. WELLBELOVED. See App-135. EPAENETUS. Only here. FIRSTFRUITS. Compare Acts 18:27
_the church that is in their house_ Their house at Rome, like their house at Corinth, (1 Corinthians 16:19,) probably contained a large room (like the "Upper Room" at Jerusalem) which was devoted to D...
Greetings to Christians at Rome. 3–16. Greetings; see Lightfoot, _Phil._ pp. 171 ff. S. H. _ad loc_[317] [317] _ad loc._ ad locum...
ΚΑῚ ΤῊΝ ΚΑΤ' ΟἾΚΟΝ Κ.Τ.Λ. Cf. 1 Corinthians 16:19. It is natural to suppose that as P. and A. had formed a centre at Ephesus they would also form one at Rome. This phrase suggests that S. Paul had hea...
ΆΠΑΡΧΉ (G535) первый плод (_см._ Romans 8:23). ΕΊΣ (G1519) для. Предложное сочетание указывает на Христа как того, Кому предлагается первый плод (Godet)....
WHO IS THE FIRST-FRUITS OF ACHAIA— It is probable that _Epenetus_ might be converted at the same time with Stephanas, called also the _first-fruits of Achaia;_ 1 Corinthians 16:15 for there is no mann...
_TEXT_ Romans 16:1-16. I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreae: 2 that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in...
Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ. LIKEWISE GREET THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE - no doubt, the Chr...
__ Paul's Intended Journey 28 During Paul's first three ministries the nations were dependent on Israel, and received of their spiritual things. Hence they were indebted to them and sought to pay by...
IN THEIR HOUSE] i.e. meeting in their house: cp. Acts 12:12; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Philemon 1:2. Firstfruits
GREETINGS AND WARNINGS 1-16. Commendation and greetings. Observe the number of women to whom the Apostle sends greeting. The fact is indicative of the change wrought in the position of women by the g...
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 16 PERSONAL GREETINGS Sometimes a church leader may seem very strict when he *preaches. There are some very serious ma...
THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE. — A party of Christians seem to have been in the habit of meeting in the house of Aquila and Priscilla for purposes of worship at Rome, as previously at Ephesus (1 C...
CHAPTER 32 A COMMENDATION; GREETINGS; A WARNING; A DOXOLOGY Romans 16:1 ONCE more, with a reverent license of thought, we may imagine ourselves to be watching in detail the scene in the house of Gai...
PERSONAL INTEREST IN FELLOW-CHRISTIANS Romans 16:1 Here is a window into Paul's heart. He was apparently disowned by his own kindred, yet, as the Lord had promised, He had mothers, sisters, and broth...
In the salutation twenty-six persons are named. Two-thirds of these names are Greek, which, in all probability, are names of persons the apostle had actually known in his work in Asia. Phoebe was spec...
Likewise [greet] the (b) church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the (c) firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ. (b) The company of the faithful, for in so great a city as t...
To the recommendation of Phoebe, the apostle joins a list of _salutations_, which might indeed still be called recommendations; for the imperative ἀσπάσασθε, _greet_, fifteen times repeated, is addres...
VV. 3-5A. “ _Salute Prisca and Aquilas, my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus, who have for my life laid down their own necks unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles an...
THIRTIETH PASSAGE (16:1-16). RECOMMENDATIONS, SALUTATIONS, WARNING. It is the apostle's custom, when closing his letters, to treat a number of particular subjects of a more or less personal nature, su...
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: (2) That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she h...
The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
5._Who is the first-fruit, etc. _This is an allusion to the rites of the law; for as men are sanctified to God by faith, they who first offer themselves are fitly called the first-fruit. Whosoever the...
Never having known the Roman Christians as an assembly, Paul sends many personal salutations. This was the link which subsisted. We see how touchingly his heart dwells upon all the details of service...
LIKEWISE GREET THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE,.... Which was either their own family, which might be somewhat large, and consisting entirely or chiefly of religious persons; for when they were in o...
Likewise _greet_ the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ. Ver. 5. _The church that is in their house_] The house of George Pri...
_Greet_ Or, _salute_, as ασπασασθε is generally rendered; _Priscilla and Aquila_ That is, declare to them my Christian love, and desires of their welfare. The apostle first became acquainted with this...
THE CHURCH-IN THEIR HOUSE; the Christians who worship there. EPENETUS; he may have been a member of the family of Stephanas. 1 Corinthians 16:15....
Greetings sent by Paul to friends and acquaintances:...
LIKEWISE GREET THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE. SALUTE MY WELL-BELOVED EPAENETUS, WHO IS THE FIRST-FRUITS OF ACHAIA UNTO CHRIST....
COMMUNICATIONS, GREETINGS AND CLOSING This chapter has a character peculiar to itself; and being a fifth subdivision of the last division (Chapter s 12 to 16) of the book, we may expect in some sense...
Priscilla and Aquila Acts 18:24-28 Taught Apollos Kicked out of Rome Came to Corinth NOTE: The Roman letter is written from Corinth 4 Church that is in their house NOTE: Many house churches in R...
AND SALUTE THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE. SALUTE EPAENETUS MY BELOVED, WHO IS THE FIRST-FRUITS OF ASIA UNTO CHRIST. 'the church that is in their house' -this expression is also found in (1 Corint...
1-16 Paul recommends Phebe to the Christians at Rome. It becomes Christians to help one another in their affairs, especially strangers; we know not what help we may need ourselves. Paul asks help for...
LIKEWISE GREET THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE; the word greet is supplied to fill up the sense: q.d. Declare my goodwill to them, and desires of their welfare. You have the same salutations, 1 CORI...
and salute the church that is in their house. [That portion of the church that has its usual place of meeting in their house. (Comp. 1 Corinthians 16:19; Acts 12:12; Acts 18:7;...
Romans 16:5 Likewise G2532 church G1577 in G2596 their G846 house G3624 Greet G782 (G5663) my G3450 beloved...
‘Salute Epaenetus my beloved, who is the firstfruits of Asia unto Christ.' Epaenetus is mentioned nowhere else. This salutation may indicate that he was the first known convert who resulted from Paul'...
‘Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus, who for my life laid down their own necks, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles, and the church which...
4). FINAL GREETINGS (16:1-27). We now come to the close of the letter. This final chapter divides up into three subsections: 1) Final greetings and exhortations (Romans 16:1). 2) Exhortation to bew...
1). FINAL GREETINGS AND EXHORTATIONS (16:1-16). It is unusual to find such a detailed list of people to be greeted in Paul's letters. Indeed, in most of his letters no specific person is individually...
Romans 16:5. AND SALUTE; the verb is properly supplied, but the clause is grammatically connected with Romans 16:3, and should form a part of Romans 16:4. THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE. The early...
III. CONCLUDING PORTION OF THE EPISTLE. This part of the Epistle may be divided into four sections, (1) Personal explanations, similar to those in chap. Romans 1:8-15 (chap. Romans 15:14-33). (2.) Gre...
2. _Greetings to different Persons at Rome._ The bearer of the letter is commended in vers, 1, 2. Then follow greetings to many individuals, and to some households or household churches. About one thi...
THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE (την κατ' οικον αυτων εκκλησιαν). The early Christians had no church buildings. See also Acts 12:2; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Philemon 1:2;...
CONTENTS: The outflow of Christian love. Closing salutations and benediction. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, many of the gospel helpers, Satan. CONCLUSION: Courtesy and Christianity go together. Ackn...
Romans 16:1. _I commend to you Phebe a servant of the church._ Διακονον, a _deaconess_ of the church _at Cenehrea,_ the eastern port of Corinth, where Paul shaved his head, that he might be purified o...
GREETINGS ALSO. See note on Colossians 4:15. EPAENETUS. Most of these whom Paul sends greetings, are unknown to us today. IN THE PROVINCE OF ASIA. _Achaia_ is an incorrect reading. Asia is the Roman p...
_Greet Priscilla and Aquila._ PRISCILLA AND AQUILA, PAUL’S HELPERS I. Their service. 1. Toil. 2. Sacrifice. II. Their motives of action. 1. Faith. 2. Love. 3. Hope in Christ. III. Their rewar...
THE CONCLUSION OF THE EPISTLE 1. This is scarcely the kind of conclusion that one would have expected. One would have thought that the rapt apostle, having been borne to the loftiest circles of conte...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 16:5 THE CHURCH IN THEIR HOUSE. See note on 1 Cor. 16:19. Apparently a church met in the home of Prisca and Aquila. ASIA here refers to a province in what is modern-
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 16:1 Paul warmly greets those he knows in Rome. He is able to say something specific about almost every person greeted. ⇐...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 16:3.—Thirty persons saluted. Explained partly by the character of the city to which Paul wrote, and partly by the character of the apostle who had preached the gospel extensi...
EXPOSITION ROMANS 16:1 K. _Commendation of Phoebe, and salutations to Christians at Rome._ ROMANS 16:1, ROMANS 16:2 I co
Chapter 16 is just personal greetings to many of those in Rome. We are going to go rather rapidly through it, just pointing out a few things. First of all, Paul, commends unto you Phoebe our sister,...
1 Corinthians 16:15; 1 Corinthians 16:19; 2 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 9:2;...
The church that is in their house [τ η ν κ α τ ο ι κ ο ν α υ τ ω ν ε κ κ λ η σ ι α ν]. The phrase church that is in their (or his) house occurs 1 Corinthians 16:19, of Aquila and Priscilla; Colossians...
THE WOMEN OF THE EARLY CHURCH Romans 16:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is, perhaps, no one chapter in the Bible which so marvelously reveals the womanhood of the early church, as the women described in...
Salute the church that is in their house — Aquila had been driven from Rome in the reign of Claudius, but was now returned, and performed the same part there which Caius did at Corinth, Romans 16:23....
Three persons are here saluted by name; the first, Epenetus, whom he calls the first-fruits of Achaia; that is, the first person that embraced Christianity, or the faith of Christ, in the region of A...