Worthily of the saints (αξιως των αγιων). Adverb with the genitive as in Php 1:27 because the adjective αξιος is used with the gen…

That you receive her, etc. That you acknowledge her as being in the Lord, or as being a servant of the Lord; that is, as a Christian. Comp…

In the Lord.—With the awareness that you are performing a Christian act, subject to all those serious obligations implied in the n…

Paul hoped to come soon to the believers at Rome (15:32), but he must first go to Jerusalem (15:25). But another believer, Phoebe, was about to lea…

That you receive her in the Lord
This is one thing he recommends her to them for, that they would receive her in a k…

Paul recommends Phebe to the Christians at Rome. It is fitting for Christians to help one another in their affairs, especially strangers; we do not…

1. After mentioning certain personal matters concerning himself to the Romans, the Apostle now presents personal matters pertaining to other…