Romans 16:15

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

What does Romans 16:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints that are with them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints that are with them.
Romans 16:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Romans 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints that are with them.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Salute Philologus, and Julia, etc..] The first of these is a Greek name, and the name of a man, and signifies a lover of learning. This name Atteius assumed to himself, which Eratosthenes had done before him, because of his great learning f289; this man is reckoned among the seventy disciples, and is said to be bishop of Sinope: (see Gill on “<421001>Luke 10:1”). Julia is a woman's name, and Roman, probably the wife of the former; one of Stephens's copies read, “Junia”: Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them; who all dwelt together also in one family; and were saints, by separation, imputation, and the effectual calling; were called to be saints, and…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Salute all the saints - Had St. Peter been then at Rome, St. Paul would doubtless have saluted him by name; since no one in this numerous catalogue was of an eminence comparable to his. But if he was not then at Rome, the whole Roman tradition, with regard to the succession of their bishops, fails in the most fundamental article. Romans 16:16”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“and all: Rom 16:2, Rom 1:7; Isa 60:21; Eph 1:1; Pe1 1:2 Romans 16:16”
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