Romans 16:15

Romans 16:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.
• New International Version (NIV)Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the Lord’s people who are with them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

Context of Romans 16:15

13Greet Rufus, an eminent and choice man in the Lord, also his mother [who has been] a mother to me as well. 14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all God’s people who are with them. 16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. 17I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep your eyes on those who cause dissensions and create obstacles or introduce temptations [for others] to commit sin, [acting in ways] contrary to the doctrine which you have learned. Turn away from them.

Romans 16:15 word by word

ἀσπάσασθε Φιλόλογον καὶ Ἰουλίαν, Νηρέα καὶ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ Ὀλυμπᾶν καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὐτοῖς πάντας ἁγίους.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Saluteἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
• PhilologusΦιλόλογοςPhilologos · PhilologusG5378
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• JuliaἸουλίαIoulia · JuliaG2456
• NereusΝηρεύςNēreus · NereusG3517
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sisterἀδελφήadelphē · sisterG79
• OlympasὈλυμπᾶςO̓lumpas · OlympasG3652
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
• which are withσύνsun · withG4862

Cross-references for Romans 16:15

• Romans 16:2that you may receive her in the Lord [with love and hospitality], as God’s people ought to receive one another. And that you may help her in whatever matter she may require assistance from you, for she has been a helper of many, including myself.
• Romans 1:7[I am writing] to all who are beloved of God in Rome, called to be saints (God’s people) and set apart for a sanctified life, [that is, set apart for God and His purpose]: Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be [uncompromisingly and consistently] righteous; They will possess the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.
• Ephesians 1:1Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed), by the will of God [that is, by His purpose and choice], To the saints (God’s people) who are at Ephesus and are faithful and loyal and steadfast in Christ Jesus:
• 1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God].

Commentaries on Romans 16:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Salute Philologus, etc. - Of these several persons, though much has been conjectured, nothing certain is known. Even the names of some are so ambiguous that we know not whether they were men or women. They were persons well known to St. Paul, and undoubtedly were such as had gone from different places where the apostle had preached to sojourn or settle at Rome. One thing we may remark, that there is no mention of St. Peter, who, according to the Roman and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-16Although Paul had not yet visited the Christian community in Rome, he built a relationship with these believers by greeting many of them by name. The names show that the Roman church was very diverse. Jews and Gentiles, enslaved people and free people, men and women all formed a new community in the church (see Galatians 3:26–29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. Salute Asyncritus, &c.--These have been thought to be the names of ten less notable Christians than those already named. But this will hardly be supposed if it be observed that they are divided into two pairs of five each, and that after the first of these pairs it is added, "and the brethren which are with them," while after the second pair we have the words, "and all the saints which are with them." This perhaps hardly means that each of the five…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 16:15

• Julia
• Love
• Nereus
• Olympas
• Philologus
• Rome
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Apostle
• Commend
• Julia
• Mark
• Nereus
• Olympas
• Romans, Epistle to the
• Bible, the
• Caesar's Household
• Epaenetus

Commentaries on Romans 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings