Romans 16:8

Romans 16:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.

Context of Romans 16:8

6Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you. 7Greet Andronicus and Junia, who are Jewish by birth like me. They are prisoners like me and are prominent among the apostles. They also were Christians before I was. Greet Ampliatus my dear friend in the service of the Lord. 9Greet Urbanus our coworker in the service of Christ, and my dear friend Stachys. 10Greet Apelles, a true Christian. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus.

Romans 16:8 word by word

ἀσπάσασθε Ἀμπλιᾶτον τὸν ἀγαπητόν μου ἐν κυρίῳ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Greetἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
• AmpliasἈμπλίαςAmplias · AmpliatusG291
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Romans 16:8

• Romans 16:5Also greet the church that meets in their house. Greet my dear friend Epaenetus. He was the first person in the province of Asia to become a believer in Christ.
• Philippians 4:1So, brothers and sisters, I love you and miss you. You are my joy and my crown. Therefore, dear friends, keep your relationship with the Lord firm!
• 1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love other believers. The person who doesn’t grow in love remains in death.

Commentaries on Romans 16:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Amplias, my beloved in the Lord - One who is my particular friend, and also a genuine Christian.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. 88. Amplias--a contracted form of "Ampliatus." my beloved in the Lord--an expression of dear Christian affection.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 16:8

• Amplias
• Love
• Rome

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• In the Lord
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• Apostle
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• Mark
• Romans, Epistle to the
• Ampliatus
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• Caesar's Household

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