Romanos 16:8

8 Saludad a Amplias, mi querido hermano en el Señor.

Romanos 16:8 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 16:8

Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
] This was a Roman name; the Vulgate Latin reads "Ampliatus", and so do the Alexandrian copy, and the Ethiopic version: some call him "Amphias", and "Amphiatus", and say, but whether on good authority I will not affirm, that this man was bishop of Odyssus; but be he who he will, the apostle had a singular affection for him; and that not upon any external account, as natural relation, riches, honour, learning but for the Lord's sake, and as he was in Christ, a member of him, and so in a spiritual relation to the apostle; a "brother" of his, as the Ethiopic version here calls him; and because he was honoured with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, and for his usefulness in the Gospel of Christ Jesus.

Romanos 16:8 In-Context

6 Saludad a María, que ha trabajado mucho por vosotros.

7 Saludad a Andrónico y a Junias, mis parientes y compañeros de prisión, que se destacan entre los apóstoles y quienes también vinieron a Cristo antes que yo.

8 Saludad a Amplias, mi querido hermano en el Señor.

9 Saludad a Urbano, nuestro colaborador en Cristo, y a mi querido hermano Estaquis.

10 Saludad a Apeles, el aprobado en Cristo. Saludad a los de la casa de Aristóbulo.