Personal Greetings
Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. Rom 16:4
Who have for... Paul paid them great praise, calling them my fellow workers in Christ Jesus and revealing that they risked their lives for me (lit., “they lay down their own neck for my soul”). In what way they risked their lives is not known. All the Gentile churches, Paul added, were grateful to them. Paul also sent greetings to the church that met at their house. The Christians in Rome apparently worshiped in numerous homes such as Priscilla and Aquila’s. This couple had had a house church in Ephesus (1Cor. 16:19) and probably wherever they lived. Other churches in homes are mentioned in Col. 4:15 and Phlm. 1:2.
laid down their... Here we see Paul giving a glowing report on the sincerity of these two who had helped him. Paul says that they even put themselves in danger to save him.
They had probably risked their lives for Paul at Corinth or Ephesus, but the details are not known.
John 15:13 “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
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