KJV King James Version
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 16:1
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
WEB World English Bible
I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,
ASV American Standard Version
I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreae:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I commend you to Phebe our sister—being a ministrant of the assembly that is in Cenchrea—
Surrounding context — Romans 16
1 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
2 That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
4 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.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΣυνίστημιG4921 · sunistēmi, sunistaōto commendδὲG1161 · dethenὑμῖνG4771 · suyouΦοίβηνG5402 · PhoibēPhoebeτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφὴνG79 · adelphēsisterἡμῶνG3165 · memeοὖσανG1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandδιάκονονG1249 · diakonosservantτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐκκλησίαςG1577 · ekklēsiaassemblyτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongΚεγχρεαῖς,G2747 · KegchreaiCenchreae
Cross-references
Acts 18:18And Paul [after this] tarried [there] yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn [his] head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.1 Peter 1:22-23Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:1 Timothy 5:9-10Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,James 2:15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,1 Timothy 5:2The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.Matthew 12:50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.Mark 10:30But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.2 Corinthians 3:1Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some [others], epistles of commendation to you, or [letters] of commendation from you?Luke 8:3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
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