Vincent Word Studies - Romans 16:3 - 16:3

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Vincent Word Studies - Romans 16:3 - 16:3


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Prisca and Aquila

Priscilla is the diminutive of Prisca. See Act 18:2, Act 18:18, Act 18:26; 1Co 16:19; 2Ti 4:19. It is argued by some that Aquila and Priscilla must have been at Ephesus at this time, since they were there when Paul wrote 1Co 16:19, and again when he wrote 2Ti 4:19. “It is strange to find them settled at Rome with a church in their house between these two dates” (Farrar). But, as Bishop Lightfoot remarks (“Commentary on Philippians,” p. 176), “As Rome was their headquarters, and they had been driven thence by an imperial edict (Act 18:2), it is natural enough that they should have returned thither as soon as it was convenient and safe to do so. The year which elapses between the two notices, allows ample time for them to transfer themselves from Ephesus to Rome, and for the apostle to hear of their return to their old abode.” Notice that the name of Priscilla precedes that of her husband. So Act 18:2. Probably she was the more prominent of the two in christian activity.

Fellow-workers

In christian labor, as they had been in tent-making.