Romans 16:6-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 16:11

Salute Herodion my kinsman ,.... According to the flesh, being of the same nation, a Jew; or of the same tribe, the tribe of Benjamin; or of the same family, and nearly allied in blood to him: though the name is of Attic, or Parthic original, and seems to be a derivative of Herod; this man is reckoned among the seventy disciples, and said to be bishop of Tarsus: See Gill on Luke 10:1 . Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord ; some have thought, that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 16:12

Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord ,.... These two were women, and are said to be noble women of Iconium, whom the apostle converted there, and afterwards went to Rome the names are Greek F20 Vid. Gutherleth. Animadv. Philolog. in Inscript. Smyrn. p. 115, &c.; , though they might be Jewish women, since Tryphon is the name of a man among the Jews. Trypho, the famous Jew, with whom Justin Martyr had his dialogue, is well known, and perhaps is the same with R.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 16:13

Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord ,.... This was a Roman name; frequent mention is made Jewish writings F21 T. Hieros. Taanioth, fol. 69. 2. T. Bab. Nedar. fol. 50. 2. Avoda Zara, fol. 20. 1. & Sanhedrin, fol. 65. 2. Juchasin, fol. 36. 2. of one Turnus Rufus, a Roman officer, that destroyed the temple, and ploughed up the city of Jerusalem; the name was in use among the Cyrenians, for one of the sons of Simon of Cyrene, whom the Jews compelled to carry the cross of Christ, was so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 16:14

Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes ,.... The two first of these names are Greek, and the persons called by them, with Herodion before mentioned, are taken notice of in the Roman martyrology, as disciples of the apostle; Asyncritus is said to be bishop of Hyrcania, and Phlegon of Marathon, and both of the seventy disciples; See Gill on Luke 10:1 ; Hermas is said to be bishop of Philippi, or Aquileia, and brother of Pope Pius the First, and to be the author of the book... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 16:15

Salute Philologus, and Julia ,.... The first of these is a Greek name, and the name of a man, and signifies a lover of learning. This name Atteius assumed to himself, which Eratosthenes had done before him, because of his great learning F25 Suetonius de illustr. Gram. c. 10. ; this man is reckoned among the seventy disciples, and is said to be bishop of Sinope: See Gill on Luke 10:1 . Julia is a woman's name, and Roman, probably the wife of the former; one of Stephens's copies read,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 16:16

Salute one another with an holy kiss ,.... Christian salutation is a wishing all temporal, spiritual, and eternal happiness, to one another; and which, as it should be mutual, should be also hearty and sincere, and this is meant by the "holy kiss"; the allusion is to a common custom in most nations, used by friends at meeting or parting, to kiss each other, in token of their hearty love, and sincere affection and friendship for each other; and is called "holy", to distinguish it from an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 16:17

Now I beseech you, brethren ,.... The apostle being about to finish his epistle, and recollecting that he had not given this church any instructions about the false teachers, who had been the cause of all their differences and uneasiness, inserts them here; or he purposely put them in this place, amidst his salutations, that they might be taken the more notice of; and very pertinently, since nothing could more express his great affection and tender concern for them; and these instructions he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 16:18

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ ,.... They do not preach him, but themselves; they do not seek the things of Christ, his honour and glory, the spread of his Gospel, and the enlargement of his kingdom and interest; they seek their own things, worldly honour and applause, riches, wealth, and grandeur; they seek to please men, and so are not the servants of Christ: they introduced the observance of meats and drinks in to the kingdom of Christ, which it do not consist of,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 16:6

Greet Mary, who bestowed much labor on us - Who this Mary was, or what the labor was which she bestowed upon the apostles, we know not. Her works, though hidden from man, are with God; and her name is recorded with honor in this book of life. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 16:7

Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen - As the word συγγενεις signifies relatives, whether male or female, and as Junia may probably be the name of a woman, the wife of Andronicus, it would be better to say relatives than kinsmen. But probably St. Paul means no more than that they were Jews; for, in Romans 9:3 , he calls all the Jews his kinsmen according to the flesh. My fellow prisoners - As Paul was in prison often, it is likely that these persons shared this honor with him on some... read more

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