A.T. Robertson Commentary Romans 16:3

A.T. Robertson Commentary

Romans 16:3

1863–1934
Southern Baptist
A.T. Robertson
A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson Commentary

Romans 16:3

1863–1934
Southern Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus," — Romans 16:3 (ASV)

In verses 3-16 Paul sends his greetings to various brethren and sisters in Rome.

Prisca and Aquila (Πρισκαν κα Ακυλαν). This order always (Acts 18:18,26; 2 Timothy 4:19, and here) save in Ac 18:2; 1 Corinthians 16:19, showing that Prisca was the more prominent. Priscilla is a diminutive of Prisca, a name for women in the Acilian gens. She may have been a noble Roman lady, but her husband was a Jew of Pontus and a tent-maker by trade. They were driven from Rome by Claudius, came to Corinth, then to Ephesus, then back to Rome, and again to Ephesus. They were good travelling Christians.

My fellow-workers (τους συνεργους μου). Both in tent-making and in Christian service in Corinth and Ephesus.