Romains 16:8

8 Saluez Amplias, mon bien-aimé dans le Seigneur.

Romains 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.

Romains 16:8 In-Context

6 Saluez Marie, qui a pris beaucoup de peine pour nous.
7 Saluez Andronicus et Junie, mes parents, et mes compagnons de captivité. Ils sont considérables parmi les apôtres, et même ils ont cru en Christ avant moi.
8 Saluez Amplias, mon bien-aimé dans le Seigneur.
9 Saluez Urbain, compagnon de nos travaux en Christ; et Stachys, mon bien-aimé.
10 Saluez Appelles, qui est éprouvé en Christ. Saluez ceux de la maison d'Aristobule.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.