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

2so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many, including me. 3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. 5Also greet the church in their house. Greet my dear friend 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whoὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• haveὑποτίθημιhupotithēmi · to layG5294
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• lifeψυχήpsuchē · soul: lifeG5590
• their ownἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• necksτράχηλοςtrachēlos · neckG5137
• unto whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• notοὐou · noG3756
• onlyμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• give thanksεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the churchesἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• of the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484

Cross-references for Romans 16:4

• Romans 5:7(For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)
• John 15:13No one has greater love than this – that one lays down his life for his friends.
• Philippians 2:30since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.
• 1 John 3:16We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.
• Joshua 10:24When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.
• 2 Samuel 22:41You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.
• Micah 2:3Therefore the Lord says this: “Look, I am devising disaster for this nation! It will be like a yoke from which you cannot free your neck. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of catastrophe.
• Acts 15:41He passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
• Acts 16:5So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.
• 1 Corinthians 7:17Nevertheless, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.
• 1 Corinthians 16:1With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia:
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14For you became imitators, brothers and sisters, of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you too suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they in fact did from the Jews,
• Revelation 1:4From John, to the seven churches that are in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from “he who is,” and who was, and who is still to come, and from the seven spirits who are 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