Romans 16:12

Romans 16:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who have labored in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord.

Context of Romans 16:12

10Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus. 11Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet those who belong to the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord. Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord. 13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother — and mine. 14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters who are with them.

Romans 16:12 word by word

ἀσπάσασθε Τρύφαιναν καὶ Τρυφῶσαν τὰς κοπιώσας ἐν κυρίῳ. ἀσπάσασθε Περσίδα τὴν ἀγαπητήν, ἥτις πολλὰ ἐκοπίασεν ἐν κυρίῳ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Saluteἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
• TryphenaΤρύφαιναTruphaina · TryphaenaG5170
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• TryphosaΤρυφῶσαTruphōsa · TryphosaG5173
• who labourκοπιάωkopiaō · to laborG2872
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• the belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• PersisΠερσίςPersis · PersisG4069
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183

Cross-references for Romans 16:12

• Matthew 9:38Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
• 1 Corinthians 16:16also to submit to such people, and to everyone who works and labors with them.
• Colossians 1:29I labor for this, striving with his strength that works powerfully in me.
• Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to give recognition to those who labor among you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you,
• 1 Timothy 4:10For this reason we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
• 1 Timothy 5:17The elders who are good leaders are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
• Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints — and by continuing to serve them.

Commentaries on Romans 16:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Tryphena and Tryphosa - Two holy women, who it seems were assistants to the apostle in his work, probably by exhorting, visiting the sick, etc. Persis was another woman, who it seems excelled the preceding; for, of her it is said, she labored much in the Lord. We learn from this, that Christian women, as well as men, labored in the ministry of the word. In those times of simplicity all persons, whether men or women, who had received the knowledge of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Tryphena and Tryphosa - These names, with the participle rendered “who labor,” are in the feminine gender, and these were probably two holy women, who performed the function of deaconesses, or who ministered to the sick, and who with Persia, thus by example, and perhaps by instruction, labored to promote the spread of Christianity. Pious females, then, as now, were able to do much in their proper sphere to extend the truths and blessings of the gospel.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. 1212. Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord--two active women. Salute the beloved Persis--another woman. which laboured much in the Lord--referring probably, not to official services, such as would fall to the deaconesses, but to such higher Christian labors--yet within the sphere competent to woman--as Priscilla bestowed on Apollos and others (Ac 18:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 16:12

• Love
• Persis
• Rome
• Tryphena
• Tryphosa

In the dictionaries

• Tryphena and Tryphosa
• In the Lord
• Apostle
• Commend
• Deaconess
• Mark
• Paul
• Persis
• Romans, Epistle to the
• Beloved

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