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Romans 16:3

Greete Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christe Iesu:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aquila and Priscilla;   Constancy;   Friendship;   Love;   Priscilla;   Thankfulness;   Unselfishness;   Scofield Reference Index - Churches;   Thompson Chain Reference - Aquila;   Church;   Ministry, Woman's;   Woman's;   Women;   Workers, Religious;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Love to Man;   Missionaries, All Christians Should Be as;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Aquila;   Rome, Romans;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Aquila;   Priscilla;   Rome;   Women;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Paul the Apostle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Church;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Aquila;   Deaconess;   Priscilla;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aquila and Priscilla;   Nehemiah;   Priscilla;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Apostolic Fathers;   Aquila and Priscilla;   Commerce;   Disciples;   Education in Bible Times;   Marriage;   Romans, Book of;   Tryphaena;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aquila and Priscilla;   Caesar's Household;   Silas;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Aquila and Priscilla ;   Epaenetus ;   Family;   Fellowship;   Herodion;   Julia ;   Junias Junia ;   Marriage;   Name ;   Nympha Nymphas;   Phoebe ;   Romans Epistle to the;   Salutations;   Urbanus ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Aquila ;   Prisca, Priscilla ;   Woman;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Priscilla;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Aquila;   Deaconess;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Pris'ca;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Priscilla;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Aquila;   Corinth;   Epaenetus;   Romans, Epistle to the;   Urbanus;   Woman;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Aquila;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Aquila (Βλώμβσ);  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 11;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Give my greetings to Prisca and Aquila, my coworkers in Christ Jesus,
King James Version (1611)
Greete Priscilla and Aquila, my helpers in Christ Iesus:
King James Version
Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
English Standard Version
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
New American Standard Bible
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
New Century Version
Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, who work together with me in Christ Jesus
Amplified Bible
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Legacy Standard Bible
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Berean Standard Bible
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Contemporary English Version
Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila. They have not only served Christ Jesus together with me,
Complete Jewish Bible
Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers for the Messiah Yeshua.
Darby Translation
Salute Prisca and Aquila, my fellow-workmen in Christ Jesus,
Easy-to-Read Version
Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, who have worked together with me for Christ Jesus.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Greete Priscilla, and Aquila my fellowe helpers in Christ Iesus,
George Lamsa Translation
Salute Pris-cil''la and A''qui-la, fellowworkers with me in Jesus Christ,
Good News Translation
I send greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in the service of Christ Jesus;
Lexham English Bible
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Literal Translation
Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
American Standard Version
Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus,
Bible in Basic English
Give my love to Prisca and Aquila, workers with me in Christ Jesus,
Hebrew Names Version
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Messiah Yeshua,
International Standard Version
Greet Prisca[fn] and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,Acts 18:2,18, 26; 2 Timothy 4:19;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
Ask for the peace of [fn] Priskela and Akulos, labourers with me in Jeshu Meshiha;
Murdock Translation
Salute ye Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow-laborers in Jesus Messiah;
English Revised Version
Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus,
World English Bible
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Salute Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow-labourers in Christ Jesus:
Weymouth's New Testament
Greetings to Prisca and Aquila my fellow labourers in the work of Christ Jesus--
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Grete ye Prisca and Aquyla, myn helperis in Crist Jhesu,
Update Bible Version
Salute Prisca and Aquila my co-workers in Christ Jesus,
Webster's Bible Translation
Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
New English Translation
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
New King James Version
Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
New Living Translation
Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus.
New Life Bible
Greet Priscilla and Aquila. They worked with me for Christ.
New Revised Standard
Greet Prisca and Aquila, who work with me in Christ Jesus,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Salute ye Prisca and Aquila, my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Salute Prisca and Aquila, my helpers, in Christ Jesus
Revised Standard Version
Greet Prisca and Aq'uila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Grete Prisca and Aquila my helpers in Christ Iesu
Young's Literal Translation
Salute Priscilla and Aquilas, my fellow-workmen in Christ Jesus --
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Grete Prisca and Aquila my helpers in Christ Iesu,
Mace New Testament (1729)
salute Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow-labourers in the gospel of Christ Jesus:
THE MESSAGE
Say hello to Priscilla and Aquila, who have worked hand in hand with me in serving Jesus. They once put their lives on the line for me. And I'm not the only one grateful to them. All the non-Jewish gatherings of believers also owe them plenty, to say nothing of the church that meets in their house. Hello to my dear friend Epenetus. He was the very first follower of Jesus in the province of Asia.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Say hello to Priscilla and Aquila for me. I consider both of them my pards in riding for the Lord.

Contextual Overview

1 I commende vnto you Phebe our sister, whiche is a minister of the Church of Cenchrea, 2 That ye receaue her in the Lorde, as it becommeth saintes, and that ye assist her in whatsoeuer busynesse she hath nede of you: For she hath suckoured many, and my selfe also. 3 Greete Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christe Iesu: 4 (Which haue for my lyfe layde downe their owne neckes: Unto whom, not onlye I geue thankes, but also all the Churches of the gentiles) 5 Lykewyse [greete] the Churche that is in their house. Salute my welbeloued Epenetus, which is the first fruite of Achaia in Christe. 6 Greete Marie, which bestowed much labour on vs. 7 Salute Andronicus and Iunia my cosins, and prisoners with me also, which are wel taken among the Apostles, and were in Christe before me. 8 Greete Amplias my beloued in the Lorde. 9 Salute Urban our helper in Christe, and Stachys my beloued. 10 Salute Appelles approued in Christe, salute them whiche are of Aristobulus housholde.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Greet: Had the notes of time in this epistle fixed the writing of it to any date prior to St. Paul's first residence at Corinth, the salutation of Aquila and Priscilla would have contradicted the history, because it would have been prior to his acquaintance with these persons. If they had fixed it during that residence at Corinth, during his journey to Jerusalem, or during his progress through Asia Minor, an equal contradiction would have been incurred because, during all that time, they were either with St. Paul, or abiding at Ephesus. Lastly, had they fixed this epistle to be either contemporary with the first epistle to the Corinthians, or prior to it, a similar contradiction would have ensued, for they were then with St. Paul. As it is, all things are consistent. - See Dr. Paley.

Priscilla: Acts 18:2-17, Acts 18:26, 1 Corinthians 16:19, 2 Timothy 4:19

my: Romans 16:9, 1 Corinthians 16:16

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 22:17 - all the princes Acts 15:23 - greeting Romans 16:2 - for Philippians 4:21 - Salute

Cross-References

Genesis 16:1
Sarai Abrams wyfe bare hym no chyldren: but she had an handemayde an Egyptian, Hagar by name.
Genesis 16:4
And he went in vnto Hagar, and she conceaued. And when she sawe that she had conceaued, her mistresse was despised in her eyes.
Genesis 16:5
And Sarai sayde vnto Abram: there is wrong done vnto me by thee: I haue geuen my mayde into thy bosome, whiche seyng that she hath conceaued, I am despised in her eyes, the Lorde be iudge betweene thee & me.
Genesis 25:6
But vnto the sonnes of the concubines whiche Abraham had, he gaue gyftes, and sent them away from Isahac his sonne (whyle he yet lyued) eastwarde vnto the east countrey.
Genesis 28:9
Then went Esau vnto Ismael, and toke vnto the wyues [which he had] Mahalah the daughter of Ismael Abrahams sonne, the sister of Nebaioth to be his wyfe.
Genesis 30:4
And she gaue him Bilha her handmayde to wyfe: and Iacob went in vnto her.
Genesis 30:9
When Lea sawe that she had left bearyng chyldren she toke Zilpha her mayde, and gaue her Iacob to wyfe.
Genesis 32:22
And he rose vp the same nyght, and toke his two wyues, & his two maydeseruauntes, and his eleuen sonnes, and went ouer the forde Iaboc.
Genesis 35:22
And as Israel dwelt in that land, Ruben went and lay with Bilha his fathers concubine: And it came to Israels eare. The sonnes of Iacob were twelue in number.
2 Samuel 5:13
And Dauid toke him mo concubines and wyues out of Hierusalem, after he was come from Hebron, and mo sonnes & daughters were yet borne to Dauid.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Greet Priscilla and Aquila,.... The former of these, who was a woman, and the wife of the latter, is in some copies called Prisca; and so the Vulgate Latin here reads it, as she is also called in 2 Timothy 4:19. Her being named before her husband, is without design, for sometimes he is put before her, as in Acts 18:2. And it is a rule with the Jews l, that there is neither first nor last in the Scriptures; that is, strict order is not always observed; it is sometimes inverted, find nothing depends upon it: hence the reasons assigned by some, that she was first converted, or had more zeal than her husband, are uncertain and impertinent. She is called Priscilla in the Ethiopic version, as he is in the Arabic, Achilles: he was a Jew of Pontus, and was with his wife drove out of Rome by Claudius Caesar, when with her he went to Corinth, where he met with the Apostle Paul; and they being of the same craft, abode and wrought together at their trade of tent making; and when the apostle removed from thence, they went with him, and were with him at Ephesus; where, meeting with Apollos, who, though an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures, yet being in some things deficient these two took him unto them, in a private way, and taught him the way of God's salvation more perfectly,

Acts 18:24: where they left the apostle is not certain; but either Claudius being dead, or the edict which ordered the Jews to depart from Rome being revoked, or not regarded, they returned thither again; and were here when the apostle wrote this epistle, and whom he salutes, calling them

my helpers in Christ Jesus; in spreading the Gospel, and promoting the kingdom, honour, and interest of Christ; for though they did not publicly preach, at least not Priscilla, yet they were very useful in their private conferences and instructions, both to ministers of the Gospel, as in the case of Apollos, and to young Christians: as the apostle, wherever he went, was instrument of the conversion of many souls; these were helpful privately in encouraging the young converts, comforting them with their own experiences and thereby helped them forward, instructed, strengthened, and established them; and so were greatly assistant to the apostle in the work of the Lord Jesus.

l T. Bab. Pesach. fol. 6. 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Greet Priscilla and Aquila - Salute; implying the apostle’s kind remembrance of them, and his wishes for their welfare.

Priscilla - Priscilla was the wife of Aquila. They are mentioned in Acts 18:2, Act 18:26; 1 Corinthians 16:19. Paul at first found them at Corinth. Aquila was a Jew, born in Pontus, who had resided at Rome, and who had left Rome, and come to Corinth, when Claudius expelled the Jews from Rome; see the notes at Acts 18:2. It is probable that they were converted under the preaching of Paul. Paul lived with them, and they had the advantage of his private instruction; Acts 18:3; compare Acts 18:26. At the death of Claudius, or whenever the decree for the expulsion of the Jews was repealed, it is probable that they returned to Rome.

My helpers - My fellow-workers. They had aided him in his work. A particular instance is mentioned in Acts 18:26. They are mentioned as having been with Paul when he wrote the First Epistle to the Corinthians; 1 Corinthians 16:19.

In Christ Jesus - In the Christian cause.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 16:3. Greet Priscilla and Aquila — This pious couple had been obliged to leave Rome, on the edict of Claudius, see Acts 18:2, and take refuge in Greece. It is likely that they returned to Rome at the death of Claudius, or whenever the decree was annulled. It seems they had greatly contributed to assist the apostle in his important labours. Instead of Priscilla, the principal MSS. and versions have Prisca, which most critics suppose to be the genuine reading.


 
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