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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 ( amanuensis ), Tertius , who adds his own greeting in verse 22 . [ 2 ]
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 ...
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.
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]
Jason of Thessalonica (Greek: Ίάσων ό Θεσσαλονικεύς), also known as Jason of Tarsus, was a Jewish convert and early Christian believer mentioned in the New Testament in Acts 17:5–9 and Romans 16:21. Jason is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions. His feast day is 12 July in the Roman Catholic ...
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.
Simon of Cyrene (Hebrew: שמעון , Standard Hebrew Šimʿon, Tiberian Hebrew Šimʿôn; Greek: Σίμων Κυρηναῖος, Simōn Kyrēnaios) was the man compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels: [3] [4]
Olympas (Greek: Ὀλυμπᾶς, meaning "heavenly") was a Roman Christian whom Paul of Tarsus saluted (Romans 16:15) in around 65 AD. Olympas is regarded in the Eastern Orthodox Church as being one of the Seventy disciples. His feast day is November 10. [1]