ACC ~ Romans 16 v3

PRISCA AND AQUILA. ORIGEN: It may be that these two, after having been expelled from Rome by the decree of Caesar and having come to Corinth, returned to Rome once the severity of the decree was relaxed. COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS.

COWORKERS WITH THE APOSTLE. AMBROSIASTER: These were Jews who, after they believed, became coworkers with the apostle because they had believed correctly and were thus able to persuade others to accept the right faith. Apollos, for example, although he was learned in the Scriptures, was nevertheless taught the way of the Lord more correctly by them. This is why Paul calls them his fellow workers “in Christ Jesus.” COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

LUKE’S TESTIMONY. CHRYSOSTOM: Luke also bears witness to them when he says that Paul dwelt with them and that Priscilla [Prisca] had received Apollos and instructed him in the way of the Lord. HOMILIES ON ROMANS 30.

PELAGIUS: They are said to have established Apollos in the faith.Paul calls them helpers because they helped him in his work of instruction. PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

FELLOW EVANGELISTS. THEODORET OF CYR: Paul adds “in Christ Jesus” to show that Prisca (or Priscilla; both forms are found in the manuscripts) and Aquila were not merely Paul’s hosts but that they were fellow evangelists as well. INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS.

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