Romans 16:2

Romans 16:2

Sister Phoebe Commended

1 I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in ^aCenchrea,

2 ^athat you may receive her in the Lord ^bin a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also.

Greeting Roman Saints

3 Greet ^aPriscilla 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 churches of the Gentiles.

5 Likewise greet ^athe church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is ^bthe firstfruits of Achaia to Christ.

6 Greet Mary, who labored much for us.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Worthily of the saints (aciwv twn agiwn). Adverb with the genitive as in Philippians 1:27 because the adjective aciov is used with the genitive (Luke 3:8). "Receive her in a way worthy of the saints." This word agiov had come to be the accepted term for followers of Christ.

Assist her (parasthte). Second aorist (intransitive) active subjunctive of paristhmi, to stand by, with the dative case ("beside her"), the very word used by Paul of the help of Jesus in his trial (paresth, II Timothy 4:17). Used with ina as prosdechsqe.

In whatsoever matter (en w pragmati). Incorporation of the antecedent (pragmati) into the relative clause (w).

She may have need of you (an umwn xrhzh). Indefinite relative clause with an and the present subjunctive of xrhzw with genitive.

A succourer (prostativ). Old and rare feminine form for the masculine prostathv, from proisthmi (prostatew, common, but not in the N.T.), here only in the N.T. and not in the papyri. The word illustrates her work as diakonon and is perhaps suggested here by parasthte, just before.

Of mine own self (emou autou). "Of me myself."

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 16:2:**

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