Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila and those living in the household of Onesiphorus.
Parallel translations
- WEB Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.
- KJV Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
- BSB Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.
- NKJV Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
- NASB Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
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Paul sends greetings to his faithful co-workers Prisca and Aquila and to the household of Onesiphorus. These warm remembrances show the deep bonds of the gospel community.
Overview
Prisca (Priscilla) and Aquila were a married couple who labored alongside Paul, hosted churches, and instructed Apollos (Acts 18:2-3, 26; Romans 16:3-5). Onesiphorus had earlier been commended for refreshing Paul and not being ashamed of his chains (1:16-18); here his household is remembered with affection. Such greetings reveal that Paul's ministry was sustained by genuine partnerships in the faith. They remind us that the church is a family knit together by Christ across distance and danger.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Acts 18:2He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,
- 1 Cor 16:19The assemblies of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you much in the Lord, together with the assembly that is in their house.
- 2 Tim 1:16–18May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,
- Rom 16:3–4Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
- Acts 18:26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
- Acts 18:18Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
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