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Romans 16:3 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, "
Romans 16:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
1 I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,
2 that you receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.
3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
4 who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.
5 Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.
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Priscilla
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Aquila Aquila is the husband of Priscilla.
Source: Acts 18:2
He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,
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Paul Paul worked alongside Priscilla.
Source: Romans 1:1; Romans 16:3
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,
Read Romans 1:1Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Read Romans 16:3
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Aquila
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Priscilla Aquila is the husband of Priscilla.
Source: Acts 18:2
He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,
Read Acts 18:2 -
Paul Paul worked alongside Aquila.
Source: Romans 1:1; Romans 16:3
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,
Read Romans 1:1Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Read Romans 16:3
Selected relationship data adapted from BibleData, Brady Stephenson (CC BY 4.0). Reviewed, translated and supplemented with Scripture references.
From This Chapter
Romans 16:1
"I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,"
Romans 16:2
"that you receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self."
Romans 16:4
"who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles."
Romans 16:5
"Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ."
Romans 16:6
"Greet Mary, who labored much for us."
Romans 16:7
"Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who were also in Christ before me."
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