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Romans 16:3

What does Romans 16:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Romans 16:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Romans 16:3 means

Paul greets Prisca and Aquila as his coworkers in Christ Jesus. He honors this married couple not merely as friends but as partners in ministry, sharing the same Lord and labor. By naming them first among the greetings, Paul signals their importance and faithfulness in gospel service. Their home and hands were available to Christ’s work wherever they went. This greeting shows that Christian partnership is grounded in shared allegiance to Jesus, not in status or background. It also displays Paul’s gratitude for those who shoulder the work with him, reminding the church that ministry is a team effort.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Give my love to Prisca and Aquila, workers with me in Christ Jesus,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Salute Priscilla and Aquilas, my fellow-workmen in Christ Jesus--

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Salute Prisca and Aquila, my helpers, in Christ Jesus

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Salute Prisca and Aquila, my fellow-workmen in Christ Jesus,

Context

Having commended Phoebe, Paul turns to greet believers already in Rome. Prisca and Aquila are listed prominently, suggesting their influence and history with Paul. Verse 4 will elaborate on their sacrificial love for him and their impact on Gentile churches. The flow of greetings will continue, naming individuals, households, and house-churches, weaving a tapestry of relationships that testify to the gospel’s reach and the church’s familial bonds.

v.2that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever matter she may have need of you: for she herself also hath been a helper of many, and of mine own self.

v.3This passage

v.4who for my life laid down their own necks; unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:19

    The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

  • Romans 16:9

    Salute Urbanus our fellow-worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.

  • 2 Timothy 4:19

    Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.

  • Acts 18:26

    and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more accurately.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:16

    that ye also be in subjection unto such, and to every one that helpeth in the work and laboreth.

  • Acts 18:2

    And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome: and he came unto them;

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