Romans 16:21

“Timotheus my work fellow, etc..] Now follow the salutations of the friends and companions of the apostle: we may imagine that when this epistle was just concluding, that these his friends being about him, one said, pray send my Christian salutation to our dear friends at Rome, so said a second, and likewise a third, and so on, and Timotheus he began. This is the same person with Timothy, a disciple the apostle met with at Derbe, whose father was a Greek, and his mother a Jewess, and a believer in Christ. This same man he circumcised because of the Jews, and took him along with him, and was his companion in his travels, and very assisting to him in the work of the ministry, in spreading the…”

“Timotheus, my work-fellow--"my fellow labourer"; see Act 16:1-5. The apostle mentions him here rather than in the opening address to this church, as he had not been at Rome [BENGEL]. and Lucius--not Luke, for the fuller form of "Lucas" is not "Lucius" but "Lucanus." The person meant seems to be "Lucius of Cyrene," who was among the "prophets and teachers" at Antioch with our apostle, before he was summoned into the missionary field (Act 13:1). and Jason--See Act 17:5. He had probably accompanied or followed the apostle from Thessalonica to Corinth. Sosipater--See Act 20:4.”

“Timotheus - Timothy; to whom the Epistles which bear his name were written. He was long the companion of Paul in his labors; Act 16:1; 1 Corinthians 16:10; 2 Corinthians 1:1, 2 Corinthians 1:19; Philippians 2:29; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 1 Timothy 1:2; Hebrews 13:23. And Lucius - He is mentioned in Acts 13:1, as a prophet and teacher, a native of Cyrene. Nothing more is known of him. My kinsmen - Romans 16:7. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Timotheus my fellowlabourer - Here he is named even before St. Paul's kinsmen. But as he had never been at Rome, he is not named in the beginning of the epistle. Romans 16:22”

“16:21 Timothy was one of Paul’s closest ministry associates. Timothy accompanied Paul on his second missionary journey (Acts 16:2-3) and was with Paul in Corinth while Paul wrote this letter to the Roman church (see Acts 20:2-4).”

“Timotheus: Act 16:1-3, Act 17:14, Act 18:5, Act 19:22, Act 20:4; Co2 1:1, Co2 1:19; Col 1:1; Phi 1:1; Phi 2:19-23; Th1 1:1, Th1 3:2, Th1 3:6; Th2 1:1; Ti1 1:2, Ti1 6:11, Ti1 6:20; Ti2 1:2; Heb 13:23 Lucius: Act 13:1 Jason: Act 17:5 Sosipater: Act 20:4, Sopater my kinsmen: Rom 16:7, Rom 16:11 Romans 16:22”