SEV Biblia, Chapter 16:19
¶ Las Iglesias de Asia os saludan. Os saludan mucho en el Seor Aquila y Priscila, con la Iglesia que est en su casa.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:19
Verse 19. The Churches of Asia salute you.] i.e. The Churches in Asia Minor. Ephesus was in this Asia, and it is clear from this that the apostle was not at Philippi; had he been at Philippi, as the subscription states, he would have said, The Churches of MACEDONIA, not the Churches of ASIA, salute you. How these places lay, in reference to each other, the reader will at once perceive by consulting the map in Acts. Aquila and Priscilla] Of these eminent persons we have heard before: see Acts xviii. 2, 18, 26; and Rom. xvi. 3.
With the Church that is in their house.] That is, the company of believers who generally worshipped there. There were no churches or chapels at that time built; and the assemblies of Christians were necessarily held in private houses. It appears that Aquila and Priscilla devoted their house to this purpose. The house of Philemon was of the same kind; Philemon 2. So was likewise the house of Nymphas, Col. iv. 15. See the note on Rom. xvi. 5.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. The churches of Asia salute you , etc.] The Syriac version renders it, all the churches. This shows, that this epistle was not written from Philippi, as the subscription to it attests, for then he would rather have said; the churches of Macedonia salute you, but at Ephesus, where he now was; (see 1 Corinthians 16:8); and this is the more confirmed, by the following salutation of Aquila and Priscilla, who it is plain from ( Acts 18:18,19,26), were with the apostle at Ephesus: Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord ; Aquila was a Jew of Pontus, and Priscilla was his wife, who came from Italy, all Jews being obliged to depart from Rome, by the order of Claudius Caesar. These came to Corinth, where they met with the apostle; and being of the same occupation, stayed and wrought with him; and when he went from thence to Ephesus, accompanied him thither; (see Acts 18:3,18,19); wherefore having personal knowledge of the members of this church, through their stay with the apostle there, for the space of a year and a half, send their Christian salutations to them, with great affection and respect: with the church that is in their house : their family consisting of believers, and being kept in such good decorum, and employed daily in singing, praying, expounding, and conferring together about divine things, looked like a little church; and it may be that at certain times the principal members of the church at Ephesus met in their house for religious worship, and to consider and debate about the affairs of the church; and very likely as they were of the same occupation with the apostle, he himself dwelt here; and which might be the more an occasion of the church assembling here at times; and the Vulgate Latin version adds, with whom also I lodge.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 19-24 - Christianity by no means destroys civility. Religion should promote courteous and obliging temper towards all. Those give a false idea of religion, and reproach it, who would take encouragement from it to be sour and morose. And Christian salutations are not mere empt compliments; but are real expressions of good-will to others, an commend them to the Divine grace and blessing. Every Christian famil should be as a Christian church. Wherever two or three are gathere together in the name of Christ, and he is among them, there is church. Here is a solemn warning. Many who have Christ's name much in their mouths, have no true love to him in their hearts. None love his in truth, who do not love his laws, and keep his commandments. Many ar Christians in name, who do not love Christ Jesus the Lord in sincerity Such are separated from the people of God, and the favour of God. Thos who love not the Lord Jesus Christ, must perish without remedy. Let u not rest in any religious profession where there is not the love of Christ, earnest desires for his salvation, gratitude for his mercies and obedience to his commandments. The grace of our Lord Jesus Chris has in it all that is good, for time and for eternity. To wish that ou friends may have this grace with them, is wishing them the utmost good And this we should wish all our friends and brethren in Christ. We can wish them nothing greater, and we should wish them nothing less. Tru Christianity makes us wish those whom we love, the blessings of bot worlds; this is meant in wishing the grace of Christ to be with them The apostle had dealt plainly with the Corinthians, and told them of their faults with just severity; but he parts in love, and with solemn profession of his love to them for Christ's sake. May our love be with all who are in Christ Jesus. Let us try whether all thing appear worthless to us, when compared with Christ and his righteousness. Do we allow ourselves in any known sin, or in the neglect of any known duty? By such inquiries, faithfully made, we ma judge of the state of our souls __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
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Vincent's NT Word Studies
19. Asia. See on Acts ii. 9.Aquila and Prisca. See on Rom. xvi. 3.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
16:19 {The churches of Asia} (hai ekklesiai tes asias). True of the Roman province (#Ac 10:10,26; Col 1:6; 2:1; 4:13,16). The gospel spread rapidly from Ephesus. {With the church that is in their house} (sun tei kat' oikon autwn ekklesiai). Paul had long ago left the synagogue for the school house of Tyrannus (#Ac 19:9). But Aquila and Prisca opened their house here for the services. The churches had to meet where they could. Paul had labored and lived with this family in Corinth (#Ac 18:2) and now again in Ephesus (#Ac 18:19; 20:34). It was their habit wherever they lived (#Ro 16:5).
