Passage Research
Romans 16 — Sermon Preparation
Paul sends greetings to numerous co-workers in Rome, warns against those who cause divisions, and closes with a doxology to God. Below is a research summary for Romans 16, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 24
- verses
- 383 / 139
- Greek words / lemmas
- 22
- classic sermon excerpts
- 7
- preachers & commentators
Romans 16 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἀσπάζομαι | aspázomai | G782 | 21 | embrace, greet, salute, take leave |
| ἐκκλησία | ekklēsía | G1577 | 5 | assembly, church |
| ἀγαπητός | agapētós | G27 | 4 | beloved, dear |
| συγγενής | syngenḗs | G4773 | 3 | cousin, kin |
| συνεργός | synergós | G4904 | 3 | companion in labour, helper, labourer together with, workfellow |
| κοπιάω | kopiáō | G2872 | 3 | labour, toil, be wearied |
| ἅγιος | hágios | G40 | 3 | holy, saint |
How preachers through history handled this text
22 public-domain excerpts on Romans 16, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Paul recommends Phebe to the Christians at Rome. It becomes Christians to help one another in their affairs, especially strangers; we know not what help we may need ourselves. Paul asks help for one that had been helpful to many; he that watereth shall be watered also himself. Though the care of all the churches came upon him daily, yet he could remember many persons, and send salutations to each, with particular characters of them, and express concern for them. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Romans 16:1–16 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Cenchreae— Rom 16:1
- Asia— Rom 16:5
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