ACC ~ Romans 16 v13

GREET RUFUS. AMBROSIASTER: For he [Rufus] was chosen, that is, promoted by the Lord to do his work. Nevertheless he had such a holy mother that the apostle calls her his mother also. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

BELIEVERS BEFORE PAUL. PELAGIUS: These were Jews, and because they had suffered tribulation along with Paul but like him they had not been intimidated, they are deservedly held in esteem. Among others, they had been sent to further the progress of the Romans, and according to the testimony of Paul himself they are reported to have been believers before him. PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

HIS MOTHER BY GRACE. THEODORET OF CYR: The mother of Rufus by nature had become Paul’s mother by grace. INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS.

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