English Standard Version
Romans 16:7
7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me.
Romans 16:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
- New International Version (NIV)Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Greet Andronicus and Junia, my countrymen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews, who were in prison with me. They are highly respected among the apostles and became followers of Christ before I did.
Context of Romans 16:7
5Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. 6Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. 8Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. 9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.
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ἀσπάσασθε Ἀνδρόνικον καὶ Ἰουνίαν τοὺς συγγενεῖς μου καὶ συναιχμαλώτους μου, οἵτινές εἰσιν ἐπίσημοι ἐν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις, οἳ καὶ πρὸ ἐμοῦ γέγοναν ἐν Χριστῷ.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Saluteἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
- AndronicusἈνδρόνικοςAndronikos · AndronicusG408
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- JuniaἸουνιᾶςIounias · JuniaG2458
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- kinsmenσυγγενήςsuggenēs · kindredG4773
- fellowprisonersσυναιχμάλωτοςsunaichmalōtos · fellow prisonerG4869
- whoὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- of noteἐπίσημοςepisēmos · notableG1978
- amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
- whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- wereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
Cross-references for Romans 16:7
- Romans 16:11Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death.
- Colossians 4:10Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—if he comes to you, welcome him),
- Philemon 1:23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you,
- Revelation 1:9I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
- Galatians 2:2I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure I was not running or had not run in vain.
- Romans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
- Isaiah 45:17But Israel is saved by the Lord with everlasting salvation; you shall not be put to shame or confounded to all eternity.
- John 6:56Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
- John 14:20In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
- John 15:2Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
- 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
- Galatians 1:22And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
- Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
- Galatians 6:15For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
Commentaries on Romans 16:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen - As the word signifies relatives, whether male or female, and as Junia may probably be the name of a woman, the wife of Andronicus, it would be better to say relatives than kinsmen. But probably St. Paul means no more than that they were Jews; for, in Romans 9:3, he calls all the Jews his kinsmen according to the flesh. My fellow prisoners - As Paul was in prison often, it is likely that these persons shared this honor…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7My kinsmen - In Romans 9:3, the apostle calls “all” the Jews “his kinsmen,” and it has been doubted whether he means anything more here than that they were “fellow Jews.” But as many others who were Jews are mentioned here without this appellation, and as he especially designates these persons, and Herodian Romans 16:11, it seems probable that they were remote relatives of the apostle. My fellow-prisoners - Paul was often in prison; and it is probable…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7In Greek, the name Junia can refer either to a man named Junias or to a woman named Junia. Most interpreters understand it as a woman’s name. In this section, Paul often lists men and women together as husband-and-wife teams. For this reason, Junia was most likely a woman. fellow prisoners: We do not know when this happened. The book of Acts reports that Paul was imprisoned overnight in Philippi (Acts 16:19–28). After Paul wrote Romans, he was imprisoned…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Andronicus and Junia--or, as it might be, "Junias," a contracted form of "Junianus"; in this case, it is a man's name. But if, as is more probable, the word be, as in our version, "Junia," the person meant was no doubt either the wife or the sister of Andronicus. my kinsmen--or, "relatives." and my fellow prisoners--on what occasion, it is impossible to say, as the apostle elsewhere tells us that he was "in prisons more frequent" (2Co 11:23). which are…Read the comment
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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
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