Likewise greet the [a]Church that is in their house. Salute my beloved Epaenetus, which is the [b]firstfruits of Achaia in Christ.

Greet Mary which bestowed much labor on us.

Salute Andronicus and Junia my cousins and fellow prisoners, which are notable among the Apostles, and were in [c]Christ before me.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:5 The company of the faithful, for in so great a city as that was, there were divers companies.
  2. Romans 16:5 For he was the first of Achaia that believed in Christ: and this kind of speech is an allusion to the ceremonies of the Law.
  3. Romans 16:7 Ingrafted by faith.

Greet also the church that meets at their house.(A)

Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert(B) to Christ in the province of Asia.(C)

Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews(D) who have been in prison with me.(E) They are outstanding among[a] the apostles, and they were in Christ(F) before I was.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:7 Or are esteemed by