As
Paul the apostle continued to list certain individuals to greet among
the believers in Rome, he told them to, “Salute
Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household
of Narcissus, which are in the Lord”,
and in
chapter
sixteen and verse twelve of Romans,
Paul instructed the believers to, “salute
Tryphena, Tryphosa and Persis”
where
we read:
Salute
Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord.
Salute
the beloved Persis, which labored much in the Lord.
The
verse begins, “Salute
Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord.”
Paul
began with the word, “salute”
which
means “greet, bid welcome, wish well to and receive joyfully”
“Tryphena”
whose name means “luxurious” and was “a Christian woman”,
“and
Tryphosa”
whose name means “luxuriating” and was “a Christian woman”,
“who
labor”
or “these women grow weary, tired and exhausted with wearisome
effort and toil” “in
the Lord”
which refers to “within he to whom a person or thing belongs, about
which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the
Messiah”. Paul wanted the believers in Rome to
“salute” “Tryphena and Tyrphosa”
whom he acknowledged as “tireless workers” in the Lord's work.
The
verse continues, “Salute
the beloved Persis, which labored much in the Lord.”
Paul added the words, “salute”
which means “greet, bid welcome, wish well to and receive joyfully”
“the
beloved”
which means “the esteemed, dear, favorite and worthy of love”
“Persis”
whose name means “a Persian woman” and was “a Christian woman
at Rome”, “which
labored much”
or “who grew weary, tired and exhausted with wearisome effort and
toil” “in
the Lord”
which means “within he to whom a person or thing belongs, about
which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the
Messiah”. Paul also desired to have the believers “greet”
“Persis”
who was another Christian woman in Rome who “toiled tirelessly”
in the Lord's work.
When
we consider these words of Paul, we admire these women workers within
the church. Paul knew them by name, and he recognized their
“wearisome effort” toward the ministry. People who receive Jesus
Christ as their personal “Savior and Lord” are often put in
positions to serve, and “Tryphena, Tryphosa and Persis”
were great examples of the manner in which they should work.
Next
time
Paul tells the believers in Rome to “salute
Rufus,... and his mother”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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