the house of Stephanas See note on ch. 1 Corinthians 1:16.

the firstfruits of Achaia Not necessarily the very first converts, but amongthe very first. See Romans 16:5. -Achaia" is used by St Paul to denote the Peloponnesus, now called the Morea.

to the ministry of the saints Rather, to service for the saints. The context would imply that they had not confined themselves to ministering to the temporal necessities of the saints, but had given valuable assistance to St Paul in his spiritual ministrations. See next verse.

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