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Romans 16:1-16 English Standard Version
Romans 16:1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae,
Romans 16:2 that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.
Romans 16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Romans 16:4 who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well.
Romans 16:5 Greet also the church in their house. Greetmy beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia.
Romans 16:6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.
Romans 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me.
Romans 16:8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
Romans 16:9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.
Romans 16:10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus.
Romans 16:11 Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the familyof Narcissus.
Romans 16:12 Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.
Romans 16:13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
Romans 16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
Romans 16:15 Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
Romans 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
1. Inviting
a. How many people do you know by name at church?
i. Paul mentions 26 people specifically by name in verses 1-15.
b. Greet 18x
c. Welcome (Romans 16:1-2)
i. Welcome - to accept the presence of a person with friendliness—‘to welcome, to receive, to accept, to have as a guest[1]
d. Diversity
i. Men & Women – 18 men, 8 women
ii. Old and young
iii. Established and new
1. Romans 16:5 Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia.
a. Convert - first ⇔ firstfruits n. — the first element in a countable series, understood as the first crop harvested in a season.
2. Romans 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me.
iv. Gentiles (v. 4) & Jews (kinsmen vv. 7, 11)
1. Romans 16:4 who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well.
2. Romans 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me.
3. Romans 16:11 Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus.
v. Rich and slave (Romans 16:3, 10)
1. Romans 16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
2. Romans 16:10 Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus.
vi. Familial – kinsmen (vv.7, 11), family (vv.10-11), mother (v.13), brothers (v.14), sister (v.15)
1. Romans 16:13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
vii. Groups within groups (Romans 16:5a; 14, 15).
1. Romans 16:5 Greet also the church in their house.
2. Romans 16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
3. Romans 16:15 Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
2. Investing
a. Approved (Romans 16:10)
i. Romans 16:10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ.
b. Beloved (Romans 16:5, 8, 9, 12)
i. Romans 16:5. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia.
ii. Romans 16:8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
iii. Romans 16:9 and my beloved Stachys.
iv. Romans 16:12 Greet the beloved Persis,
c. Chosen (Romans 16:13)
i. Romans 16:13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord;
3. Involved
a. Servant – deacon
i. Romans 16:1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae,
b. Worked
i. Romans 16:6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.
ii. Romans 16:12 Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.
c. Workers
i. Romans 16:12 Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa.
d. Fellow workers
i. Romans 16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
ii. Romans 16:9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ,
1. fellow worker n.— a person who participates in the same activity as oneself.
e. Fellow prisoners
i. Romans 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners.
Romans 16:11 Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus.
At Foothills, we build relationships that change the world.
Application
1. Who can I invite?
a. Foothills Block Party, Around the Table, and Small Groups?
2. Who can I invest in?
3. How can I be involved?
Romans 15:7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
[1]Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains (New York: United Bible Societies, 1996), 452.