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Verse Romans 16:10. _APELLES, APPROVED IN CHRIST_] A man who, on
different occasions, had given the highest proofs of the sincerity and
depth of his religion. Some suppose that _Apelles_ was the same...
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APPROVED IN CHRIST - An approved or tried Christian; approved and
beloved by Christ....
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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. ...
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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....
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A LETTER OF COMMENDATION (Romans 16:1-2)...
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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...
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APELLES. Masculine. Only here.. Greek name frequently adopted by Jews.
APPROVED. the approved,. term pointing to one of tried excellence. See
Romans 14:18.
ARISTOBULUS. Only here.. Greek name.
HOUSE...
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_Apelles_ A Greek name. It is used by Horace, in a well-known passage,
(_Satires_, I. v. 100,) as a name common among Jews.
_approved in Christ_ i.e. one who has been _tested_and _found true_,
as a ...
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THEM—OF ARISTOBULUS' HOUSEHOLD— There is no certain evidence that
either _Aristobulus,_ or _Narcissus,_ Romans 16:11 were Christians. It
seems most probable that they were persons of high rank, who ha...
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_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...
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Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of
Aristobulus' household.
SALUTE APELLES APPROVED, [ ton (G3588) dokimon (G1384)] - 'the
approved one,'
IN CHRIST - or, as we should say...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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APELLES. — This name is also found among the dependents of the
emperor. Horace, in the well-known phrase, “Credat Judæas Apella”
(_Ephesians 1_Ephesians 1, v. 100) takes it as a typical Jewish name....
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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...
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Ἀπελλῆν τὸν δόκιμον ἐν Χριστῷ : Apelles,
that approved Christian. In some conspicuous way the Christian
character of Apelles had been tried and found proof: see James 1:12; 2
Timothy 2:15. The name is...
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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...
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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...
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_ VV._ 10. _Apelles:_ a frequent name for freedmen at Rome, especially
among Jews. Every one knows the _Credat judoeus Apella_ of Horace.
Δόκιμος, the Christian who has passed his trials, who has show...
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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...
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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...
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“ _Salute Urbanus, our fellow-worker in Christ, and Stachys my
beloved. Salute Apelles [the brother] approved in Christ. Salute them
which are of Aristobulus' household._ ”
Urbanus, a Latin name signi...
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Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. (9) Salute Urbane, our helper in
Christ, and Stachys my beloved. (10) Salute Apelles approved in
Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household. (11) Sal...
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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...
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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...
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SALUTE APELLES APPROVED IN CHRIST,.... Origen was in doubt whether
this was not the same person with Apollos the Alexandrian Jew, whom
Aquila and Priscilla met with at Ephesus; but had he been intende...
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Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of
Aristobulus' _household_.
Ver. 10. _Approved in Christ_] A high style, far beyond that of the
Great Turk, with all his big swollen titles....
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_Salute Urbane_, or _Urbanus_ rather, _our helper_ Συνεργον,
_our fellow-labourer_ Mine and Timothy's, Romans 16:21. _Salute
Apelles_, τον δοκιμον, _the approved in Christ_ One who hath
showed himself...
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IN CHRIST; as a Christian....
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Greetings sent by Paul to friends and acquaintances:...
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SALUTE APELLES, APPROVED IN CHRIST. SALUTE THEM WHICH ARE OF
ARISTOBULUS' HOUSEHOLD....
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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...
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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...
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HOUSEHOLD:
Or, friends...
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SALUTE APELLES THE APPROVED IN CHRIST. SALUTE THEM THAT ARE OF THE
HOUSEHOLD OF ARISTOBULUS.
'Apelles' -(a PELL ez) 'A name sufficiently common among the Jews of
Rome to be used by Horace as. typica...
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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...
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Origen supposeth this _Apelles_ to be Apollos, of whom you read, ACTS
18:24, and in other places. Epiphanius saith, he was teacher in the
churches of Smyrna, before Polycarpus. APPROVED IN CHRIST; one...
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Salute Apelles the approved in Christ. Salute them that are of the
household of Aristobulus. [A Roman "household" included all in service
from the noblest retainer to the meanest slave. This was proba...
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Romans 16:10 Greet G782 (G5663) Apelles G559 approved G1384 in G1722
Christ G5547 Greet G782 (G5663) those...
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‘Salute Apelles the approved in Christ.'
The name Apelles is again found in Roman inscriptions. Horace uses it
as a typical Jewish name. ‘The approved in Christ' (one who has
endured testing) may ind...
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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...
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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...
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Romans 16:10. APELLES. Not to be confounded with ‘Apollos.' The name
occurs in Horace (Sat. i. v. 100) as that of a Jew. He may have been a
freedman, as some suppose, but the name was not uncommon. Th...
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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...
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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...
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APELLES
(Απελλην). A name among Jews and a famous tragic actor also.THE
APPROVED
(τον δοκιμον). The tried and true (1 Corinthians 11:19; 2
Corinthians 10:18; 2 Corinthians 13:...
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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...
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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...
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APELLES. A common Jewish name. FAMILY OF ARISTOBULUS. _Lightfoot_
makes Aristobulus the grandson of Herod the Great, "Family" here
refers to those Christians who belong to his household. He may have
d...
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_Them which are of Aristobulus’ household._
THE HOUSEHOLDS OF ARISTOBULUS AND NARCISSUS
We do not know anything about these two persons, men of position
evidently, who had large households. But learn...
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_Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord._
AMPLIAS
Was probably one of Paul’s converts.
I. “my beloved.”
1. As his own son in the gospel, or--
2. From special grace observed in him.
3. Warm attachm...
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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...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 16:8 The people greeted in these verses are
not mentioned elsewhere in the NT. The FAMILY OF ARISTOBULUS probably
refers to the slaves in Aristobulus’s household. Some think
Aris...
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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.
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 16:7. MY KINSMEN.—Kindred. Perhaps in this passage the wider
sense of fellow-countrymen. It is difficult to state what is the
imprisonment here mentioned.
Romans 16:8.—Amplias...
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EXPOSITION
ROMANS 16:1
K. _Commendation of Phoebe, and salutations to Christians at Rome._
ROMANS 16:1, ROMANS 16:2
I co
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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,...
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1 Corinthians 11:19; 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Timothy 3:10; 2 Corinthians 2:9;...
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Apelles. It occurs in Horace as the name of a Jew, under the form
Apella (" Satire, " 1. 5, 100).
Them which are of Aristobulus' household. Possibly household slaves.
They might have borne the name of...
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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...