Romans 16:1-16 - Personal Interest In Fellow-Christians
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 brothers a hundred-fold. What a contrast there is between the spirit of this chapter and that of the mere disputant or theologian, the stoic or monk. We see also the courtesy, purity, thoughtfulness, and tenderness of Christian relationships.
Women are here-Phoebe, Priscilla, Mary, Junia, Persis, Julia, and others. The Apostle realized the immense help that holy women could furnish in the ministry of the gospel. Men are here-old and young, fathers, brothers, and sons. Lovely titles are given with a lavish, though a discriminating hand-succorer, helpers, beloved, approved in Christ, saints. How especially beautiful the appellation, the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord! The kiss was the common mode of greeting, but there was to be a new sanctity in it, as though Christ were between. This church in Rome was a model for other churches. Would that we could realize the same spiritual unity that presided over the gatherings of these early saints! [source]
Chapter Summary: Romans 16
1Paul wills the brothers to greet many; 17and advises them to take heed of those which cause dissension and offenses; 21and after various salutations ends with praise and thanks to God
Greek Commentary for Romans 16:10
Apelles [Απελλην] A name among Jews and a famous tragic actor also. [source]
The approved [τον δοκιμον] The tried and true (1 Corinthians 11:19; 2 Corinthians 10:18; 2 Corinthians 13:7). Them which are of the household of Aristobulus (τους εκ των Αριστοβουλου tous ek tōn Aristoboulou). The younger Aristobulus was a grandson of Herod the Great. Lightfoot suggests that some of the servants in this household had become Christians, Aristobulus being dead. [source]
Them which are of the household of Aristobulus [τους εκ των Αριστοβουλου] The younger Aristobulus was a grandson of Herod the Great. Lightfoot suggests that some of the servants in this household had become Christians, Aristobulus being dead. [source]
Apelles [] It occurs in Horace as the name of a Jew, under the form Apella (“Satire,” i. 5,100). [source]
Them which are of Aristobulus' household [] Possibly household slaves. They might have borne the name of Aristobulus even if they had passed into the service of another master, since household slaves thus transferred, continued to bear the name of their former proprietor. Lightfoot thinks that this Aristobulus may have been the grandson of Herod the Great, who was still living in the time of Claudius. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Romans 16:10
1 Corinthians 1:11Of the household of Chloe [τῶν Χλόης] See on Romans 16:10for the form of expression. The persons may have been slaves who had come to Ephesus on business for their mistress, or members of her family. Chloe means tender verdure, and was an epithet of Demeter (Ceres), the goddess of agriculture and rural life. It is uncertain whether she belonged to the Corinthian or to the Ephesian church. [source]
What do the individual words in Romans 16:10 mean?
Greek Commentary for Romans 16:10
A name among Jews and a famous tragic actor also. [source]
The tried and true (1 Corinthians 11:19; 2 Corinthians 10:18; 2 Corinthians 13:7). Them which are of the household of Aristobulus (τους εκ των Αριστοβουλου tous ek tōn Aristoboulou). The younger Aristobulus was a grandson of Herod the Great. Lightfoot suggests that some of the servants in this household had become Christians, Aristobulus being dead. [source]
The younger Aristobulus was a grandson of Herod the Great. Lightfoot suggests that some of the servants in this household had become Christians, Aristobulus being dead. [source]
It occurs in Horace as the name of a Jew, under the form Apella (“Satire,” i. 5,100). [source]
Possibly household slaves. They might have borne the name of Aristobulus even if they had passed into the service of another master, since household slaves thus transferred, continued to bear the name of their former proprietor. Lightfoot thinks that this Aristobulus may have been the grandson of Herod the Great, who was still living in the time of Claudius. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Romans 16:10
See on Romans 16:10for the form of expression. The persons may have been slaves who had come to Ephesus on business for their mistress, or members of her family. Chloe means tender verdure, and was an epithet of Demeter (Ceres), the goddess of agriculture and rural life. It is uncertain whether she belonged to the Corinthian or to the Ephesian church. [source]