Romans 16:4

"Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,"

Key Reflection

In Romans 16:4, Paul addresses Prisca and Aquila by acknowledging them as his co-workers in Christ Jesus. This designation underscores their significant role within the early Christian community, indicating that they were not merely members of the church but active participants in its ministry and mission. The cultural context of first-century Rome would have made such recognition particularly noteworthy, as it affirmed the equality and importance of laypeople alongside clergy in the spread and governance of Christianity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 4. Who 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 elsewhere referred to in the New Testament.

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