Romans 16:4

Romans 16:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
• New International Version (NIV)They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well.
• New King James Version (NKJV)who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

Context of Romans 16:4

2Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me. 3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. 5Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia. 6Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.

Romans 16:4 word by word

οἵτινες ὑπὲρ τῆς ψυχῆς μου τὸν ἑαυτῶν τράχηλον ὑπέθηκαν, οἷς οὐκ ἐγὼ μόνος εὐχαριστῶ ἀλλὰ καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ἐκκλησίαι τῶν ἐθνῶνRead the interlinear

• whoὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• have riskedὑποτίθημιhupotithēmi · to layG5294
• theirἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·τράχηλοςtrachēlos · neckG5137
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• meψυχήpsuchē · soul: lifeG5590
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Notοὐou · noG3756
• onlyμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• churchesἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• are gratefulεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168

Cross-references for Romans 16:4

• Romans 5:7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
• John 15:13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
• Philippians 2:30because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
• 1 John 3:16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
• Joshua 10:24When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
• 2 Samuel 22:41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
• Micah 2:3Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.
• Acts 15:41And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
• Acts 16:5So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
• 1 Corinthians 7:17Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.
• 1 Corinthians 16:1Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia:
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,
• Revelation 1:4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,

Commentaries on Romans 16:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Who have for my life laid down their own necks - What transaction this refers to we know not; but it appears that these persons had, on some occasion, hazarded their own lives to save that of the apostle; and that the fact was known to all the Churches of God in that quarter, who felt themselves under the highest obligations to these pious persons, for the important service which they had thus rendered.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Who have for my life - In order to save my life. Laid down their own necks - To “lay down the neck” is to lay the head on a block to be cut off with the axe; or to bow down the head as when the neck was exposed to be cut off by the sword of the executioner. The meaning is, that they had hazarded their lives, had exposed themselves to imminent danger, to save the life of Paul. On what occasion this was done, is not known, as it is not referred to in the…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. 3-53-5. Salute Priscilla--The true reading here is "Prisca" (as in 2Ti 4:19), a contracted form of Priscilla, as "Silas" of "Silvanus." and Aquila my helpers--The wife is here named before the husband (as in Ac 18:18, and Ro 16:26, according to the true reading; also in 2Ti 4:19), probably as being the more prominent and helpful to the Church.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 16:4

• Aquila and Priscilla
• Constancy
• Friendship
• Love
• Priscilla
• Thankfulness
• Unselfishness

In the dictionaries

• Apostle
• Commend
• Mark
• Neck
• Romans, Epistle to the
• Aquila
• Bible, the
• Caesar's Household
• Church Government
• 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