Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Parallel translations
- WEB Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
- KJV Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
- BSB Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
- NKJV Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
- NLT Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus.
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Quick answer
Paul greets Prisca (Priscilla) and Aquila, his fellow workers in Christ Jesus. This devoted couple labored alongside him in the gospel.
Overview
Prisca and Aquila, a married couple Paul met in Corinth (Acts 18), were tentmakers and tireless coworkers who hosted churches and instructed believers like Apollos. Their frequent mention shows the vital role of ordinary, hardworking Christians, including a wife often named first, in advancing the gospel. Paul's affectionate greeting honors their genuine partnership in Christ's service.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 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.
- 2 Tim 4:19Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.
- 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.
- 1 Cor 16:16that you also be in subjection to such, and to everyone who helps in the work and labors.
- Rom 16:9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.
- Acts 18:2–17He 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,
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