Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
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Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
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Grete Asincritus, Phlegon, Herman, Patrobas, Hermen, and the brethren which are with them.
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Greete Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Mercurius, and the brethren which are with them.
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Passages linked to Romans 16:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Romans 8:29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
- Colossians 1:2 to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus,
- 1 Peter 1:22-23 Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently, having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the…
14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them.
Ver. 14. Salute Asyncritus, &c.] Nothing is said of these; for haste perhaps, or else because they were (as one saith of Jesse, the father of David) Viri, probi et honesti, minus tamen clari, Good honest men, but not much noted. Or, lastly, for that the apostle had no very good opinion of them, as he seems not to have had of Demas, Col 4:14, 2Ti 4:10, who yet would needs be one in the apostle’s register there; a place he will have, though it be the last place. Hermas here mentioned was reputed by some of the ancients to be the author of that Apocryphal Book called "Pastor;" wherein he dealt not so fairly and faithfully in relating what he had received from the apostles, being sublatae fidei auctor. source of the elevated faith.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain i.e. The Christians that are their domestics, or that…
i.e. The Christians that are their domestics, or that dwell with them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Salute Philologus, and Julia,.... The first of these is…
Salute Philologus, and Julia,.... The first of these is a Greek name, and the name of a man, and signifies a lover of learning. This name Atteius assumed to himself, which Eratosthenes had done before him, because of his great learning (y); this man is reckoned among the seventy disciples, and is said to be bishop of Sinope: See Gill on Luk 10:1. Julia is a woman's name, and Roman, probably the wife of the former; one of Stephens's copies read, "Junia":
Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them; who all dwelt together also in one family; and were saints, by separation, imputation, and the effectual calling; were called to be saints, and lived as such, and had a place in the apostle's affections on that account: Nerio, or Neriene, according to Gellius (z), was a name with the Sabines, signifying "strength", from whence came Nero; and Olympas is the same with Olympius, said to be of the seventy disciples, and a Roman martyr; See Gill on Luk 10:1. It deserves some notice, that among all the persons here mentioned by name, known by the apostle to be at Rome, that he takes no notice of Peter; which surely he would have done, had he been, as the Papists say, bishop of Rome, and resided there.
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(y) Suetonius de illustr. Gram. c. 10. (z) Noct. Attic, l. 13. c. 22.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, &c. - He seems to join…
Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, &c. - He seems to join those together, who were joined by kindred, nearness of habitation, or any other circumstance. It could not but encourage the poor especially, to be saluted by name, who perhaps did not know that the apostle bad ever heard of them. It is observable, that whilst the apostle forgets none who are worthy, yet he adjusts the nature of his salutation to the degrees of worth in those whom he salutes.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 14. Salute Asyncritus, c.] Who these were we…
Verse 14. Salute Asyncritus, c.] Who these were we know not. Hermas was probably the same to whom a work called the Shepherd is attributed a work with this title is still extant, and may be found among the writings of the apostolical fathers. But it is in vain to look for identity of persons in similarity of names; for, among the Greeks and Romans at this time there were many persons who bore the same names mentioned in this chapter.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Salute Asyncritus, &c.--These have been thought to be the…
Salute Asyncritus, &c.--These have been thought to be the names of ten less notable Christians than those already named. But this will hardly be supposed if it be observed that they are divided into two pairs of five each, and that after the first of these pairs it is added, "and the brethren which are with them," while after the second pair we have the words, "and all the saints which are with them." This perhaps hardly means that each of the five in both pairs had "a church at his house," else probably this would have been more expressly said. But at least it would seem to indicate that they were each a center of some few Christians who met at his house--it may be for further instruction, for prayer, for missionary purposes, or for some other Christian objects. These little peeps into the rudimental forms which Christian fellowship first took in the great cities, though too indistinct for more than conjecture, are singularly interesting. Our apostle would seem to have been kept minutely informed as to the state of the church at Rome, both as to its membership and its varied activities, probably by Priscilla and Aquila.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. Asyncritus—We have here probably the leading male names…
14. Asyncritus—We have here probably the leading male names of a congregation at one house, and the body of the Church superadded as brethren with them.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes] All otherwise unknown.…
14. Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes] All otherwise unknown. The names are Greek.—Hermas was the name of the author of “The Shepherd,” a celebrated religious romance, sometimes compared as such to the Pilgrim’s Progress. But it is at least probable that “The Shepherd” belongs to a later generation than that of the Hermas here named.—On Hermes, see second note on Rom_16:1.
the brethren which are with them] Perhaps forming with them a “church” such as that of Rom_16:5; where see note. If so, the next verse may similarly be a greeting to a similar district “church,” meeting under another roof.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) Of the names in this and the next…
(14) Of the names in this and the next verse, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, Philologus, Julia, Nereus (with the corresponding female name Nereis) all occur with more or less frequency in inscriptions relating to the household. Hernias and Hermes are very common. The first is a contraction from several longer forms. Patrobas is contracted from Patrobius. We find that a freed-man of Nero’s who bore this name was put to death by Galba; but the person saluted by St. Paul is more likely to have been a dependent of his than the man himself.
Taking the list of names as a whole, and comparing them with the inscriptions, we may—without going so far as to identify individuals, which would be precarious ground—nevertheless, note the general coincidence with the mention of “Cæsar’s household” in Php_4:22.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 14, 15. Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes (not, surely,…
Vers. 14, 15. Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes (not, surely, as Origen supposed, the author of "The Shepherd of Hermes," which is said in "Canon Mumtori" to have been written by a brother of Pius I, and cannot well have been of earlier date than the second century), Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren that are with them. Salute Philologus, and Julia (these, being coupled together, may have been man and wife, or brother and sister), Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them. The "brethren" in ver. 14, and the "saints" in ver. 15, saluted in connection with the groups of persons named, may possibly mean the congregations that assembled under the leadership, or perhaps at the houses, of those persons. If so, there would appear to have been three congregations in Rome known of by St. Paul; for see ver. 5, which, indeed, seems in itself to imply that the Church that was in the house of Priscilla and Aquila was not the only one.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 14. Hermas. Supposed by some to have been the…
14. Hermas. Supposed by some to have been the author of an early Christian writing, called “The Shepherd of Hermas,” which still remains.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren…
Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren that are with them . ["With them" indicates another section of the church meeting in the homes of these men. Comp. Rom_16:5 ; Rom_16:15 ]
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