John Bengel Commentary - Romans 16:3 - 16:3

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John Bengel Commentary - Romans 16:3 - 16:3


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Rom 16:3. Ἀσπάσασθε, salute) We should observe the politeness of the apostle in writing the salutations; the friendly feeling of believers in joining theirs with his, Rom 16:21-22; again, the humility of the former in attending to them, and the love of the latter in the frequent use of them.-Πρίσκαν, Prisca) strong testimony sufficiently confirms this reading; Baumgarten prefers Πρίσκιλλαν, Priscilla.[165] A holy woman in Italy seems to have borne the Latin name Priscilla, which is a diminutive, Act 18:2, but in the Church the name, Prisca, is more dignified. The name of the wife is put here before that of the husband, because she was the more distinguished of the two in the Church; Act 18:18 : or even because in this passage there had gone before the mention of a woman, Phœbe.-Ἀκύλαν, Aquila) The proper names of believers, Roman, Hebrew and Greek, set down promiscuously, show the riches of Grace in the New Testament exceeding all expectation [Eph 3:20].-συνεργοὺς, fellow-workers) in teaching, or else, protecting: See the following verse.

[165] ABCD(Λ)G Vulg. fg support Πρίσκαν, against Πρίσκιλλαν, of the Rec. Text.-ED.