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Romans 16:2 — King James Version← Study notes

That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.


Romans 16:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 16:226 words
GreekMeaning
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
αὐτὴνautēn
herpronounG846
προσδέξησθεprosdexēsthe
you may receiveverbG4327
ἐνen
in theprepositionG1722
κυρίῳkyriō
LordnounG2962
ἀξίωςaxiōs
worthilyadverbG516
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἁγίωνhagiōn
of the saintsadjectiveG40
καὶkai
andwordG2532
παραστῆτεparastēte
you may assistverbG3936
αὐτῇautē
herpronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
whateverrelative pronounG3739
ἂνan
maybeparticleG302
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
χρῄζῃchrēzē
she may needverbG5535
πράγματιpragmati
matternounG4229
καὶkai
AlsoadverbG2532
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
αὐτὴautē
shepronounG846
προστάτιςprostatis
a patronessnounG4368
πολλῶνpollōn
of manyadjectiveG4183
ἐγενήθηegenēthē
has beenverbG1096
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐμοῦemou
of mepronounG1473
αὐτοῦautou
myselfpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 16:2

“Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification.” But what he says is this. Are you powerful? Let the weak have trial of your power. Let him come to know your strength; please him. And he does not barely say please, but for his good, and not barely for his good, lest the advanced person should say, See I am drawing him to his good! But he adds, “to edification.” And so if you be rich or be in power, please not yourself, but the poor and the needy,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 27 on Romans
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