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Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
Romans 16:21 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives.
  • KJV Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.
  • NKJV Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, greet you.
  • NASB Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, and so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
  • NLT Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you his greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.

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Quick answer

Paul sends greetings from Timothy and several of his fellow workers and kinsmen. It shows the gospel ministry as a shared, communal labor among many partners.

Overview

Timothy, Paul's trusted co-worker and child in the faith, heads this list of companions sending greetings. Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, called Paul's 'relatives' (likely fellow Jews or kinsmen), join in. These greetings reveal that Paul did not labor alone but within a wide fellowship of believers united in the service of Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 23

  • Acts 20:4Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
  • Acts 13:1Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
  • Rom 16:7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
  • Acts 17:5The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
  • Rom 16:11Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
  • 1 Tim 6:11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
  • Col 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
  • Heb 13:23Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
  • 1 Th 1:1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
  • 2 Cor 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
  • 1 Tim 6:20O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
  • Phil 1:1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
  • Acts 19:22He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
  • Acts 16:1–3Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
  • 1 Tim 1:2To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 2 Tim 1:2To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • Acts 18:5And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
  • Acts 17:14The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
  • 2 Th 1:1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 1 Th 3:2We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
  • 2 Cor 1:19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”
  • 1 Th 3:6But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.
  • Phil 2:19–23Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.

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Christ at the center

Paul unfolds the gospel in full: Christ our righteousness received by faith, the second Adam in whom many are made righteous, in whose death and resurrection we are buried and raised.

How Romans 16:21 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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