Romans 16:3-5

Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia to Christ.

Priscilla and Aquila — Acts 18:1-2, 18, 24-26; 1 Corinthians 16:19; 2 Timothy 4:19

The Gentiles were thankful to Priscilla and Aquila for their service to Paul because they, and Paul, knew how valuable his ministry was to them.

Epaenetus — the first person Paul led to Christ

For the first two centuries, all churches were in homes.

risked their own necks — perhaps by hiding Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19:23, 31; 20:1)

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