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| | == Romans 16:7 Women apostles? == | | == Romans 16:7 Women apostles? == |
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| | + | Romans 16:7 is disputed, as to whether there were women apostles in the early church. |
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| | |RSV||Greet Andronicas and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners; they are men of note among the apostles | | |RSV||Greet Andronicas and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners; they are men of note among the apostles |
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| − | |NIV|| | + | |NASB||Greet Andronicus and Junias my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles |
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| | + | |NIV||Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles |
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| | + | |International Standard Version||Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who are in prison with me and are prominent among the apostles |
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| − | |International Standard Version|| | + | |ESV||Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners. They are well-known to the apostles |
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| | + | Manuscript evidence is divided between "Junia", feminine, and "Junias", masculine. <br>"Of note among the apostles" is an ambiguous expression, which might mean, “distinguished as Apostles themselves” or “highly esteemed by the apostles.” |
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| − | [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A7&version=YLT Romans 16:7] is disputed. See [http://biblehub.com/interlinear/romans/16-7.htm interlinear text], [http://biblehub.com/romans/16-7.htm multiple versions] and [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/romans/16-7.htm commentaries]. <br> "Of note among the apostles" is an ambiguous expression, which might mean, “distinguished as Apostles themselves” or “highly esteemed by the apostles.” Manuscript evidence is divided between "Junia", feminine, and "Junias", masculine. <br> The [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A7&version=RSVCE RSVCE version] represents the Orthodox and Catholic interpretation.<br> The [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A7&version=KJV King James Version KJV] represents the Episcopalian and Methodist interpretation, among others, who ordain women as ministers, pastors, priests and bishops. | + | See [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A7&version=YLT Young's Literal Translation (YLT)], [http://biblehub.com/interlinear/romans/16-7.htm interlinear Greek text], [http://biblehub.com/romans/16-7.htm multiple versions] and [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/romans/16-7.htm commentaries]. |
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| | + | The [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A7&version=RSVCE Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition RSVCE version] represents the Orthodox and Catholic interpretation.<br> The [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+16%3A7&version=KJV King James Version KJV] represents the Episcopalian and Methodist interpretation, among others, who ordain women as ministers, pastors, priests and bishops. |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |