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1 Corinthians 16:19
The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Corinthian congregation to close his letter after giving instructions for the Jerusalem collection and his travel itinerary.
The words — Ἀσπάζονται (Aspazontai) and Ἀσπάζεται (Aspazetai) literally mean "greet" and "greets," denoting a formal exchange of goodwill between communities.
The thread — Aquila and Priscilla appear in Acts 18:2, 18:18, and 18:26 as itinerant tentmakers who hosted Paul and instructed Apollos. The pattern of house-church greetings recurs in Pauline epistles alongside instructions to reciprocate.
Why it lands — The text records a direct transmission of greetings from the Asian house churches and a specific mention of Aquila, Prisca, and their gathering place. It requires the reader to acknowledge regional fellowship networks and to actively return the greeting to named individuals and congregations.
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The Greek words
King James Version
The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
Cross-references
- Acts 18:2 There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
- Acts 18:18 Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
- Acts 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
- Acts 19:10 This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
- Romans 16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
- Romans 16:15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.
- Colossians 4:15 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
- 2 Timothy 4:19 Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.
- Philemon 1:2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
- 1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen