8Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
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We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-16)Such remembrances as these are usual in letters between friends; and yet Paul, by the savouriness of his expressions, sanctifies these common compliments. I. Here is the recommendation of a friend, by whom (as some think) this epistle was sent—one Phebe , Rom. 16:1 , 2 . It should seem that she was a person of quality and estate, who had business which called her to Rome, where she was a stranger;…
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