Bible Commentary

Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. 9. Urban ] Strictly, Urbnus. The letter – e in the E. V. form is not to be pronounced: it is like the final – e of Constantine, and has nothing to do with feminine terminations. It would have been better to write Urban in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 16:9”

Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. 8. Amplias ] A name probably contracted from Amplitus, which appears in some documents. The name is Latin. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Rom 16:8-11 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. Amplias Was probably one of Pauls converts. I. my beloved. 1. As his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 16:8”

Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. 7. Androncus and Junia ] Or, perhaps, Juntas, i.e. Junianus (in a contracted form, as Lucas for Lucanus, Silas for Silvanus, &c.). There is no various reading, but the Gr. accusative … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 16:7”

Greet Mary, who bestowed much labor on us. 6. Mary ] Mariam or Maria. Both forms represent the Heb. Miriam. In the Gospels, the Holy Mother is always, or nearly always, called Mariam in the Greek text; the other Maries, Maria. This is the only Hebrew name in this chapter. bestowed much labour ] Lit. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 16:6”

Likewise [greet] the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ. 5. the church that is in their house ] Their house at Rome, like their house at Corinth, (1Co 16:19,) probably contained a large room (like the “Upper Room” at Jerusalem) which was devoted … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 16:5”

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. 4. who have for my life, &c.] Lit., and better, who did for my life lay down their own neck, (not necks). An entirely unknown occasion, on which Aquila and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 16:4”

Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: 3. Priscilla and Aquila ] Better, Prisca and Aquila; so 2Ti 4:19. See Act 18:2; Act 18:18; Act 18:26, for the whole known history of these two eminent Christians, (except the references to them here, and in 1Co 16:19, and 2 Timothy 4). Aquila (whose name … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 16:3”

That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succorer of many, and of myself also. 2. in the Lord, as becometh saints ] With all the attention and delicacy due from Christians to a Christian … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 16:2”

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: Ch. Rom 16:1-16. A commendation, and many salutations 1. I commend ] Lit. But, or now, I commend. The particle marks transition to a new subject. Phebe ] Strictly, Phbe. Nothing is known of Phbe beyond the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 16:1”

Now the God of peace [be] with you all. Amen. 33. the God of peace ] So also Rom 16:20; 1Co 14:33; 2Co 13:11; Php 4:9; 1Th 5:23; Heb 13:20. In some of these passages, the Sacred Title indicates the peace of reconciliation (ch. Rom 5:1) with which God regards His people; in others, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Romans 15:33”