Reading for October 27th

 Read Romans 16.1-16. In 16.1-23: Concluding personal greetings and exhortations.  In verse 1-2: Phoebe commended. In verse 1: Deacon (Gk., "diakonos"), or minister, is the same term used of Christ (15.8) and Paul 1 Cor 3.5). Cenchrease was a suburb of Corinth (Acts 18.18). In verses 13-16: Paul sends his greetings. In verses 3-5: Priscilla and Aqulia: Acts 18.2-3; 1 Cor 16.19. In verse 5: Asia: western Asia Minor. In verse 7; The feminine form of Junia is preferred over the masculine form Junias. She is the only woman among the apostles in the New Testament . My relatives probably means fellow Jews. In verses 8-16: All the names listed are mentioned only here in the New testament. Another Rufus is mentioned in Mk15.21. The number of people Paul knows by name in the Roman church is remarkable. In verse 16: The holy kiss possibly originated in early Christian circles (1 Cor 16.20; 2 Cor 13.12). The churches of Christ in Achaia, where Paul was writing, are ment. Comments or Questions..