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Romans 16 is the sixteenth (and the final) chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It was authored by Paul the Apostle, while Paul was in Corinth in the mid-50s AD, [1] with the help of a secretary (), Tertius, who adds his own greeting in verse 22. [2]
The Epistle to the Romans [a] is the sixth book in the New Testament, and the longest of the thirteen Pauline epistles. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by Paul the Apostle to explain that salvation is offered through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Romans was likely written while Paul was staying in the house of Gaius in Corinth.
It is not clear if Stachys was the same person whom Paul calls "dear" in the Epistle to the Romans (Rom. 16:9), but he is always associated in traditions with five other apostles (Ampliatus, Urban, Apelles, Aristobulus and Narcissus) that are the very same names mentioned together with him by Paul in Romans 16:8–11. His feast day is on 31 ...
Romans 16:7 is the only passage in the New Testament that names Junia. Some readers of the Bible also identified her with a woman from the Gospels named Joanna, the wife of Chuza (who appears in Luke 8 :1–3) and with the narrative where the women visit the tomb of Jesus towards the end of the Gospels.
Mary of Rome was a 1st century Christian woman mentioned in Paul the Apostle's Epistle to the Romans (16:6). She is said to have treated Paul with special kindness, and to have "laboured much among" the early Christian community. [1]
In Romans 16:3–4, [358] thought to have been written in 56 or 57, Paul sends his greetings to Priscilla and Aquila and proclaims that both of them "risked their necks" to save Paul's life. Chloe was an important member of the church in Corinth. [359] Phoebe was a "deacon" and a "benefactor" of Paul and others. [360]
Phoebe (Koine Greek: Φοίβη) was a first-century Christian woman mentioned by the Apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, verses 16:1–2. A notable woman in the church of Cenchreae, she was trusted by Paul to deliver his letter to the Romans. [1]
Andronicus of Pannonia (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος) was a 1st-century Christian mentioned by the Apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Romans (chapter 16): . Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.