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Mark Dunagan Commentaries

Romans 16:3

Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus,

'Salute' -'Greet' (NASV) 782. aspazomai as-pad'-zom-ahee; from. (as. particle of union) and. presumed form of 4685; to enfold in the arms, i.e. (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome: -embrace, greet, salute, take leave.

'Prisca' -(PRIS kuh),. shortened form of Priscilla.

'Aquila' -her husband. (Acts 18:2) He was. Jew,. naive of Pontus, who was. tent-maker. (Acts 18:1) Paul had first met them in Corinth (A.D. 53), they sailed with Paul after leaving Corinth (Acts 18:18), he left them in Ephesus (Romans 18:19) where they met and instructed Apollos (Romans 18:26) and were with Paul during his. year stay there. (1 Corinthians 16:8-9; 19). Apparently they were back at Ephesus at the end of Paul's life. (2 Timothy 4:19; 1 Timothy 1:3)

Being good and loyal friends of Paul, they may have returned to Rome to get things ready for his anticipated visit.

'fellow-workers' -'they were more than "talkers"; they were "workers".' (McGuiggan p. 440) Could Paul honestly refer to "us" as "fellow-workers"?

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