Romans 16:5

Romans 16:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia to Christ.

Context of Romans 16:5

3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. Greet 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. 7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.

Romans 16:5 word by word

καὶ τὴν κατ᾽ οἶκον αὐτῶν ἐκκλησίαν.¶ ἀσπάσασθε Ἐπαίνετον τὸν ἀγαπητόν μου, ὅς ἐστιν ἀπαρχὴ τῆς Ἀσίας εἰς Χριστόν.¶Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• churchἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• atκατάkata · according toG2596
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• Greetἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• EpenetusἘπαίνετοςEpainetos · EpaenetusG1866
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the firstἀπαρχήaparchē · firstfruitsG536
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• in the province of AsiaἈσίαAsia · AsiaG773

Cross-references for Romans 16:5

• Matthew 18:20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
• 1 Corinthians 16:19The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
• Colossians 4:15Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
• Philemon 1:2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
• Romans 16:8Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
• 3 John 1:1The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
• Romans 11:16If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
• 1 Corinthians 16:15You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,
• James 1:18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
• Revelation 14:4These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
• Romans 15:26For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
• Acts 18:12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.
• 2 Corinthians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
• 2 Corinthians 9:2For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.

Commentaries on Romans 16:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The Church that is in their house - In these primitive times no such places existed as those which we now term churches; the word always signifying the congregation or assembly of believers, and not the place they assembled in. See the term defined at the end of the notes, Matthew 16:28; (note). Epenetus - the first fruits of Achaia - In 1 Corinthians 16:15, the house or family of Stephanas is said to be the first fruits of Achaia: how then can it be said…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The church that is in their house - Aquila and Priscilla are mentioned Acts 18:26 as having received “Apollos” into their family, to instruct him more perfectly. The church in their house is also mentioned 1 Corinthians 16:19. This may mean either the church that was accustomed to assemble for worship at their hospitable mansion; or it may mean their own family with their guests, regarded as a “church.” In those times Christians had no houses erected for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5the church that meets at their house: Early Christians did not have large buildings for their meetings. Instead, they met in private homes. The church in Rome was made up of a number of house churches where small groups of believers gathered for worship and instruction.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 16:5

• Achaia
• Epenetus (Epaenetus)
• House
• Love
• Rome
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Achaia
• Apostle
• Church
• Commend
• Epaenetus
• Mark
• Romans, Epistle to the
• Bible, the

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