1 Corinthians 16 · Verse 19

1 Corinthians 16:19

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
1 Corinthians 16:19, King James Version

1 Corinthians 16:19 in other translations

BSBThe churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
WEBThe assemblies of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you warmly in the Lord, together with the assembly that is in their house.
ASVThe churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
YLTSalute you do the assemblies of Asia; salute you much in the Lord do Aquilas and Priscilla, with the assembly in their house;
DARBYThe assemblies of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla, with the assembly in their house, salute you much in the Lord.
BBEThe churches of Asia send their love to you. So do Aquila and Prisca, with the church which is in their house.
WebsterThe churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

What does 1 Corinthians 16:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. Asia--not all Asia Minor, but Lydian Asia only, of which Ephesus was the capital. much--with especial affection. Aquila ... Priscilla--(Compare Ac 18:2; Ro 16:3, 4). Originally driven out of Italy by Claudius, they had come to Corinth (whence their salutation of the Corinthians is appropriate here), and then had removed with Paul from Corinth to Ephesus (Ac 18:2, 18, 19, 26); here, as at Rome subsequently, they set up a Church (or assembly of believers) at their house (Ro 16:3, 5). A pattern to Christian husbands and wives. Their Christian self-devoting love appears wherever they were (Ro 16:3, 4). Even the gifted Apollos, so highly admired at Corinth, owed much of his knowledge to them (Ac 18:24-26). In 1Co 16:20, "All the brethren" (that is, the whole Church) seem to be distinguished from "the church that is in their house," which was but a partial and private assembly out of the general Church at Corinth. Neander thinks Ro 16:23 refers to "the whole Church" meeting at the house of Gaius (compare Col 4:15). "Synagogue" implies an assembly in general, without reference to the character or motives of its members. "Church," like the Hebrew Kahal, implies an assembly legally convened; as, for instance, the Jews met as a body politic to receive the law (hence Stephen calls it "the Church in the wilderness," Ac 7:38), and having a legal bond of union. Christ's followers when dispersed from one another cease to be a congregation (synagogue), but still are a Church, having the common bond of union to the same Head by the same faith and hope [Vitringa, Synagogue and Temple]. From this we may explain Paul's entering "into every house and haling men and women": he would in searching for Christians go to their several "houses"' of prayer. in the Lord--They pray for all blessings on you from the Lord, the source of every good [Grotius]. Alford explains, "in a Christian manner," as mindful of your common Lord. "In the Lord" seems to me to refer to their union together in Christ, their prayers for one another's good being in virtue of that union.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 19. The churches of Asia. The word "Asia" in the New Testament usually denotes Asia Minor in general. Acts 2:9.

It was sometimes used in a more limited sense, to denote the region around Ephesus, and of which Ephesus was the centre and capital. Acts 16:6. This is the region undoubtedly which is intended here.

Salute you. Greet you; send respectful and affectionate Christian regards. Rom 16:3.

Aquila and Priscilla. Acts 18:26.

Much in the Lord. With affectionate Christian salutations; or as Christians. Wishing the blessing and favour of the Lord.

With the church that is in their house. Rom 16:5.

(k) "Aquila and Priscilla" Rom 16:5,15

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
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 Act 18:2, Act 18:18, Act 18:26; and Rom 16:3. 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; Plm 1:2. So was likewise the house of Nymphas, Col 4:15. See the note on Rom 16:5.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 16:19-24
Christianity by no means destroys civility. Religion should promote a 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 empty compliments; but are real expressions of good-will to others, and commend them to the Divine grace and blessing. Every Christian family should be as a Christian church. Wherever two or three are gathered together in the name of Christ, and he is among them, there is a 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 him in truth, who do not love his laws, and keep his commandments. Many are 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. Those who love not the Lord Jesus Christ, must perish without remedy. Let us 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 Christ has in it all that is good, for time and for eternity. To wish that our 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. True Christianity makes us wish those whom we love, the blessings of both 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 a 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 things 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 may judge of the state of our souls.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Corinthians 16:19 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἈσπάζονταιAspazontaiGreetG782
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771
αἱhaitheG3588
ἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaichurchesG1577
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
Ἀσίας.¶Asiasof Asia.G773
ἈσπάζεταιAspazetaihe greetsG782
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771
ἐνeninG1722
κυρίῳkuriō[the] LordG2962
πολλὰpollaheartilyG4183
ἈκύλαςAkulasAquilaG207
καὶkaiandG2532
ΠρίσκαPriskaPriscaG4251
σὺνsunwithG4862
τῇtēatheG3588
κατ᾽kat᾽atG2596
οἶκονoikonhouseG3624
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846
ἐκκλησίᾳ.¶ekklēsiachurch.G1577

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Corinthians 16:19

  • Acts 18:2

    And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

  • Colossians 4:15

    Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.

  • Acts 19:10

    And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

  • 1 Peter 1:1

    Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

  • Philemon 1:2

    And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

  • Acts 18:26

    And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

  • Romans 16:15

    Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.

  • Acts 18:18

    And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

  • Romans 16:3-5

    Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.

  • Revelation 1:11

    Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

  • 2 Timothy 4:19

    Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
churches.
Ac 19:10; 1Pe 1:1; Re 1:11
Aquila.
Ac 18:2,18,26; Ro 16:3,4; 2Ti 4:19
Prisca.
the church.
Ro 16:5,15; Col 4:15; Phm 1:2

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Context

  • 1 Corinthians 16:18

    For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:19

    The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:20

    All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.

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1 Corinthians 16:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Las iglesias de Asia os saludan. Os saludan mucho en el Señor Aquila y Priscila, con la iglesia que está en su casa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les assemblées de l’Asie vous saluent. Aquilas et Priscilla, avec l’assemblée qui se réunit dans leur maison, vous saluent affectueusement dans le Seigneur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es grüßen euch die Versammlungen Asiens. Es grüßen euch vielmal im Herrn Aquila und Priscilla, samt der Versammlung in ihrem Hause.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Salutant vos ecclesiæ Asiæ. Salutant vos in Domino multum, Aquila et Priscilla cum domestica sua ecclesia: apud quos et hospitor.