Rom 16:7 | HCSB | STEP | Greet Andronicus and Junia , my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners . They are noteworthy in the eyes of the apostles , and they were also in Christ before me .

‏ Romans 16:7

7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, ^{▼▼Either a feminine name or “Junias,” a masculine name} my fellow countrymen ^b and fellow prisoners. ^c They are noteworthy in the eyes of the apostles, ^{▼▼Or are outstanding among
,} ^{▼▼“The apostles” is not always a technical term referring to the 12; cp. 2Co 8:23; Php 2:25 where this word is translated as “messenger.”} and they were also in Christ before me.