In verses 3-16 Paul sends his greetings to various
brethren and sisters in Rome. {Prisca and Aquila} (Priskan kai
Akulan). This order always ( Ac 18:18,26 2Ti 4:19 , and here)
save in Ac 18:2 1Co 16:19 , showing that Prisca was the more
prominent. Priscilla is a diminutive of Prisca, a name for women
in the Acilian gens. She may have been a noble Roman lady, but
her husband was a Jew of Pontus and a tent-maker by trade. They
were driven from Rome by Claudius, came to Corinth, then to
Ephesus, then back to Rome, and again to Ephesus. They were good
travelling Christians. {My fellow-workers} ( ous sunergous
mou). Both in tent-making and in Christian service in Corinth
and Ephesus.
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