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Romans 16:6-16
A Roll Call of Workers and Warm Greetings
In 16:6–16 Paul names many believers who labored for the gospel (Mary, Amplias, Urbanus, Tryphaena/Tryphosa, Persis, Rufus, and others), includes Andronicus and Junia as 'notable among the apostles' (v.7)—a phrase debated as indicating Junia was a female apostle or as a masculine reading 'Junias'—and closes this section with the communal greeting to 'greet one another with a holy kiss' (v.16), an early practice later adapted differently across traditions.
Meaning in context
In 16:6–16 Paul names many believers who labored for the gospel (Mary, Amplias, Urbanus, Tryphaena/Tryphosa, Persis, Rufus, and others), includes Andronicus and Junia as 'notable among the apostles' (v.7)—a phrase debated as indicating Junia was a female apostle or as a masculine reading 'Junias'—and closes this section with the communal greeting to 'greet one another with a holy kiss' (v.16), an early practice later adapted differently across traditions.
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Romans 16:6-16
A Roll Call of Workers and Warm Greetings
In 16:6–16 Paul names many believers who labored for the gospel (Mary, Amplias, Urbanus, Tryphaena/Tryphosa, Persis, Rufus, and others), includes Andronicus and Junia as 'notable among the apostles' (v.7)—a phrase debated as indicating Junia was a female apostle or as a masculine reading 'Junias'—and closes this section with the communal greeting to 'greet one another with a holy kiss' (v.16), an early practice later adapted differently across traditions.
Movement
The gospel announced to Rome
Artifact
Imperial capital and gospel letter
Biblical Timeline
Apostolic Age
Apostolic Age
CreationNew creation
Apostles
Romans context: AD 33 - AD 100
Biblical Timeline
Apostolic Age
Romans context
Apostolic Age / AD 33 - AD 100
CreationNew creation
Romans context is set in the apostolic age, where The early church and the writing of the New Testament.
Scripture Text
Romans 16:6-16
11 verses
Thesis
What this passage is saying
In 16:6–16 Paul names many believers who labored for the gospel (Mary, Amplias, Urbanus, Tryphaena/Tryphosa, Persis, Rufus, and others), includes Andronicus and Junia as 'notable among the apostles' (v.7)—a phrase debated as indicating Junia was a female apostle or as a masculine reading 'Junias'—and closes this section with the communal greeting to 'greet one another with a holy kiss' (v.16), an early practice later adapted differently across traditions.