King James Version
What Does Romans 16:10 Mean?
“Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household. household: or, friends”
Context
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Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
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Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
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Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household. household: or, friends
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Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. household: or, friends
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Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(10) **Apelles.**—This name is also found among the dependents of the emperor. Horace, in the well-known phrase, “Credat Judæas Apella” (*Ep. *1, v. 100) takes it as a typical Jewish name.
**Approved in Christ.**—Whose fidelity to Christ has been tried, and has stood the test.
**Aristobulus’ household.**—Aristobulus, a grandson of Herod the Great, was educated and lived in a private station at Rome. From the friendly terms on which he stood with the Emperor Claudius, it seems not unlikely that, by a somewhat common custom, his household may have been transferred to the emperor at his death. In that case, his slaves would be designated by a term such as we find in the Greek.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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