Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
Parallel translations
- WEB Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.
- KJV Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
- NKJV Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia to Christ.
- NASB also greet the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first convert to Christ from Asia.
- NLT Also give my greetings to the church that meets in their home. Greet my dear friend Epenetus. He was the first person from the province of Asia to become a follower of Christ.
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Quick answer
Paul greets the church meeting in their house and Epaenetus, the first convert in Achaia. He honors both a house church and an early, beloved believer.
Overview
Prisca and Aquila hosted a congregation in their home, reflecting how the early church gathered in houses. Paul also greets Epaenetus, his 'beloved' and the 'first fruits' of Asia (or Achaia) for Christ, the firstfruits being the earliest convert of that region. These warm, specific greetings reveal Paul's personal love for individual believers and the relational fabric of the early church.
Cross-references & the web
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- Col 4:15Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
- Phlm 1:2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
- 1 Cor 16:19The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
- 1 Cor 16:15You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,
- Matt 18:20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
- Rom 16:12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
- Jas 1:18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
- Rom 11:16If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
- Acts 18:27When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
- Acts 18:12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.
- 3 Jn 1:1The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
- Rev 14:4These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
- Rom 15:26For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
- 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:
- Rom 16:8Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
- 2 Cor 9:2For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
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