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Romans 16:8

Greet Ampliatus. He is a much-loved Christian brother.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Amplias;   Love;   Rome;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Missionaries, All Christians Should Be as;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Rome;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Church;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amplias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Romans, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ampliatus;   Caesar's Household;   Stachys;   Urbanus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abistobulus ;   Ampliatus ;   Beloved ;   Epaenetus ;   Herodion;   Julia ;   Luke (2);   Name ;   Persis ;   Phoebe ;   Romans Epistle to the;   Salutations;   Stachys ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amplias ;   Salutation;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Am'plias;   Amplia'tus;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ampliatus;   Beloved;   Epaenetus;   In the Lord;   Romans, Epistle to the;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 11;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
King James Version (1611)
Greet Amplias my beloued in the Lord.
King James Version
Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
English Standard Version
Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
New American Standard Bible
Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
New Century Version
Greetings to Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
Amplified Bible
Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
Berean Standard Bible
Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
Contemporary English Version
Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend whose faith is in the Lord.
Complete Jewish Bible
Greetings to Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
Darby Translation
Salute Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.
Easy-to-Read Version
Give my greetings to Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Greete Amplias my beloued in the Lord.
George Lamsa Translation
Greet Am''pli-as, my beloved in our LORD.
Good News Translation
My greetings to Ampliatus, my dear friend in the fellowship of the Lord.
Lexham English Bible
Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
Literal Translation
Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
American Standard Version
Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Give my love to Ampliatus, who is dear to me in the Lord,
Hebrew Names Version
Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.
International Standard Version
Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
Etheridge Translation
Ask for the peace of Ampleos, my beloved in our Lord.
Murdock Translation
Salute Amplias, my beloved in our Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Greete Amplias my beloued in the Lorde.
English Revised Version
Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord.
World English Bible
Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.
Weymouth's New Testament
Greetings to Ampliatus, dear to me in the Lord;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Grete wel Ampliate, most dereworth to me in the Lord.
Update Bible Version
Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord.
Webster's Bible Translation
Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
New English Translation
Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
New King James Version
Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.
New Living Translation
Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
New Revised Standard
Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Salute Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Salute Ampliatus, most beloved to me in the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
Greet Amplia'tus, my beloved in the Lord.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Grete Amplias my beloved in ye Lorde.
Young's Literal Translation
Salute Amplias, my beloved in the Lord;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Grete Amplias my beloued in ye LORDE.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and were christians before me. salute Amplias, whom
THE MESSAGE
Hello to Ampliatus, my good friend in the family of God.
Simplified Cowboy Version
I don't want to forget Ampliatus. He is a true friend in Christ.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.

Contextual Overview

1 I want to let you know about our Christian sister Phoebe. She is a helper in the church in the city of Cenchrea. 2 The Christians should receive her as a sister who belongs to the Lord. Help her any way you can. She has helped many people and has helped me also. 3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila. They worked with me for Christ. 4 They almost died for me. I am thankful for them. All the churches that were started among the people who are not Jews are thankful for them also. 5 Greet the church that worships in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my much-loved friend. He was the first Christian in the countries of Asia. 6 Greet Mary. She worked hard for you. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junias. They are from my family and were in prison with me. They put their trust in Christ before I did. They have been respected missionaries. 8 Greet Ampliatus. He is a much-loved Christian brother. 9 Greet Urbanus. He worked with us for Christ. Greet Stachys, my much-loved friend. 10 Greet Apelles. He proved he was faithful to Christ. Greet all the family of Aristobulus.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

my: Romans 16:5, Philippians 4:1, 1 John 3:14

Reciprocal: Romans 16:22 - salute

Cross-References

Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called to the man. He said to him, "Where are you?"
Genesis 4:10
The Lord said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground.
Genesis 16:1
Now Abram's wife Sarai had not given birth to any children. She had a woman servant from Egypt whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:2
So Sarai said to Abram, "Now see, the Lord has kept me from having children. Go in to the woman who serves me. It may be that I will get children through her." Abram listened to what Sarai said.
Genesis 16:4
He went in to Hagar, and she was going to have a child. And when she saw that she was going to have a child, she began to hate Sarai.
Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, "May the wrong done to me be upon you. I gave the woman who served me into your arms. But when she saw that she was going to have a child, she began to hate me. May the Lord judge who is guilty or not between you and me."
Genesis 16:8
He said, "Hagar, you who serve Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?" And she said, "I am running away from Sarai, the one I serve."
1 Samuel 26:19
Now I beg you, let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has made you come against me, let Him receive a gift. But if men have done this, may bad come to them before the Lord. For they have driven me out this day, that I should have no share of what the Lord has given. They say, ‘Go, worship other gods.'
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the ruler becomes angry with you, do not back away. If you are quiet, much wrong-doing may be put aside.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. This was a Roman name; the Vulgate Latin reads "Ampliatus", and so do the Alexandrian copy, and the Ethiopic version: some call him "Amphias", and "Amphiatus", and say, but whether on good authority I will not affirm, that this man was bishop of Odyssus; but be he who he will, the apostle had a singular affection for him; and that not upon any external account, as natural relation, riches, honour, learning, c. but for the Lord's sake, and as he was in Christ, a member of him, and so in a spiritual relation to the apostle a "brother" of his, as the Ethiopic version here calls him; and because he was honoured with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, and for his usefulness in the Gospel of Christ Jesus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 16:8. Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. — One who is my particular friend, and also a genuine Christian.


 
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