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Romans 16:23

King James Version (KJV)

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Romans 16:23

Verse 23 of 27

Scripture focus

Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.

Romans 16:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Romans 16:23

Theological / Devotional

Gaius. This name occurs in four other places in the NT (Acts 19:29; 20:4; 1 Cor. 1:14; 3 John 1). The person here mentioned could well be the Gaius who had earlier been baptized by Paul in Corinth (1 Cor. 1:14). He is called “host” “of the whole church,” perhaps because the church met at his house.

Erastus. See Acts 19:22.

Chamberlain. Gr. oikonomos, “manager,” equivalent to the Latin aedilis, a commissioner of streets and public buildings (see on Acts 19:22).

Quartus. Otherwise unknown.

A brother. Literally, “the brother,” meaning “our brother” (RSV), in a Christian sense.

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