Salute Rufus; the same (it may be) of whom you may read, Mark 15:21. Chosen in the Lord; a choice Christian, one eminent for gifts and graces. So, 2 John 1:1, you read of an elect lady: he is supposed not to speak here of eternal election. And his mother and mine; his mother by nature, mine by affection: she hath tendered me as a mother her son: see 1 Timothy 5:2. read more
i.e. The Christians that are their domestics, or that dwell with them. read more
Julia; probably the wife of Philologus. Olympas; this is thought to be the name of a man, rather than of a woman. All the saints which are with them; that are in their several families: see Romans 16:14. There were, doubtless, many more Christians in the church of Rome, but either they were of no great note, or else not known to the apostle: and indeed it is matter of admiration, that he, who was never at Rome, should know the name and proper characters of so many there. And because he sendeth... read more
From greeting them himself, he proceeds to exhort them to greet or salute one another: this he adviseth them to do with an holy kiss. You have the same exhortation, in 1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:26. This the apostle Peter calls a kiss of charity, 1 Peter 5:14. Kissing is accounted a great symbol of love and concord: q.d. You have been much troubled with dissensions, about meats and days, &c.; therefore I beseech you that, forgetting all former offences, you... read more
He shuts up the Epistle with a seasonable admonition, which he reserved to the last, that it might be the better remembered: it is, to beware of those that cause divisions and offences. By the former, some understand those that corrupt the doctrine of the church; by the latter, those that violate the discipline thereof: others refer divisions to faith, and offences to manners. There are that like neither of these distinctions, but, think he only cautions them against church dividers; and... read more
In this verse you have a reason of the foregoing admonition, together with a description of the seducers, whom they should mark and avoid. He says, they are such as serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; i.e. they serve themselves rather than Christ. Though they pretend to be the servants of Jesus Christ, and give themselves out for his ministers, yet they aim at nothing but their own commodity and advantage. A further account you have of such persons in Philippians 3:19; 1... read more
For your obedience is come abroad unto all men: q.d. As for you, your ready embracing of the gospel, and conformity thereunto, is generally taken notice of by all that mind such things: see the like, Romans 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 1:8. I am glad therefore on your behalf; I rejoice to hear of your soundness and teachablehess; I do not therefore speak this to accuse, but to caution you. But yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil: q.d. Take heed that you be not... read more
And, &c.: q.d. And to encourage you to be watchful, I dare promise you shall be successful. The God of peace; so he is called, Romans 15:33. Shall bruise Satan under your feet: the word signifies to bruise by treading: it imports the conquest that the Lord gives his people over Satan and all his wicked instruments, that divide, seduce, or oppress his people; the promise is that they shall overcome him and them; they shall deal by Satan and his agents, as Joshua and his captains did by those... read more
As before he saluted divers persons himself, so now he sendeth the salutation of others to the church of Rome. This he doth to show the mutual amity and love that is and ought to be between Christians; though they are divided in respect of place, yet not in respect of affection and goodwill. He begins with Timotheus, or Timothy, whom he calls his work-fellow, or fellow helper, viz. in preaching and propagating the gospel of Christ. This shows the humility of the apostle, that he dignifies so... read more
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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 16:12
He salutes several women as well as men: you read before of Priscilla, Romans 16:3; of Mary, Romans 16:6; and now he adds three more in this verse. He saith of the two first, that they laboured in the Lord; i.e. in the service of Christ and his church, according to their place and power. See the notes on Romans 16:6. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord; he gives this woman a higher commendation, calling her the beloved Persis; see Romans 16:8. He saith of the other two,... read more