Romans 16:5
Romans · New Testament · Chapter 16
“Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.”Romans 16:5
What Does Romans 16:5 Mean?
Romans 16:5 is found in the book of Romans, chapter 16, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Romans 16:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Colossians 4:15“Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.”1 Corinthians 16:19“The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.”Philemon 1:2“And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:”1 Corinthians 16:15“I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)”Matthew 18:20“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”Deuteronomy 26:2“That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there.”Jeremiah 2:3“Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.”Acts 2:9“Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,”Acts 18:12“And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,”Romans 16:8“Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.”2 Corinthians 1:1“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:”2 Corinthians 11:10“As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.”Acts 18:27“And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:”Romans 11:16“For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.”Romans 15:26“For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.”Romans 16:12“Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.”2 Corinthians 9:2“For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.”James 1:18“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”3 John 1:1“The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.”Revelation 14:4“These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
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