Rom 16:7 | TNotes | STEP | 16:7 In Greek, the name Junia could refer to a man named Junias or to a woman named Junia. Most interpreters understand Junia as a feminine name. This section pairs masculine and feminine names to refer to husband-and-wife teams, so Junia was probably a woman. • who were in prison with me: When this occurred is uncertain. According to Acts, Paul had been imprisoned overnight in Philippi (Acts 16:19-28 ); after Romans was written, he would later be imprisoned for two years in Caesarea (Acts 24:27 ) and for two years in Rome (Acts 28:30-31 ). Paul was undoubtedly imprisoned on occasions not mentioned in Acts (see 2 Cor 11:23 ). • highly respected among the apostles: This phrase probably indicates that Andronicus and Junia were apostles—i.e., accredited missionaries of the church (see Acts 14:4 , 14 ; 1 Cor 9:5-6 ; Gal 2:9 ).

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‏ Romans 16:7

16:7 ^a In Greek, the name Junia could refer to a man named Junias or to a woman named Junia. Most interpreters understand Junia as a feminine name. This section pairs masculine and feminine names to refer to husband-and-wife teams, so Junia was probably a woman.

• who were in prison with me: When this occurred is uncertain. According to Acts, Paul had been imprisoned overnight in Philippi (Acts 16:19-28 ^b); after Romans was written, he would later be imprisoned for two years in Caesarea (Acts 24:27 ^c) and for two years in Rome (Acts 28:30-31 ^d). Paul was undoubtedly imprisoned on occasions not mentioned in Acts (see 2 Cor 11:23 ^e).

• highly respected among the apostles: This phrase probably indicates that Andronicus and Junia were apostles—i.e., accredited missionaries of the church (see Acts 14:4 ^f, 14 ^g; 1 Cor 9:5-6 ^h; Gal 2:9 ⁱ).