Romans 16:1
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And I commend to you Phebe, our sister, who is in the ministry of the church, that is in Cenchrae:

command.

2 Corinthians 3:1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need (as some do) epistles of commendation to you, or from you?

our.

Matthew 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father, that is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Mark 10:30 Who shall not receive an hundred times as much, now in this time: houses and brethren and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions: and in the world to come life everlasting.

1 Timothy 5:2 Old women, as mothers: young women, as sisters, in all chastity.

James 2:15 And if a brother or sister be naked and want daily food:

1 Peter 1:22,23 Purifying your souls in the obedience of charity, with a brotherly love, from a sincere heart love one another earnestly: . . .

a servant.

Luke 8:3 And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna and many others who ministered unto him of their substance.

1 Timothy 5:9,10 Let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband. . . .

Cenchrea.

Acts 18:18 But Paul, when he had stayed yet many days, taking his leave of the brethren, sailed thence into Syria (and with him Priscilla and Aquila), having shorn his head in Cenchrae. For he had a vow.

Context
Personal Greetings and Love
1And I commend to you Phebe, our sister, who is in the ministry of the church, that is in Cenchrae: 2That you receive her in the Lord as becometh saints and that you assist her in whatsoever business she shall have need of you. For she also hath assisted many, and myself also.…
Cross References
Acts 18:18
But Paul, when he had stayed yet many days, taking his leave of the brethren, sailed thence into Syria (and with him Priscilla and Aquila), having shorn his head in Cenchrae. For he had a vow.

2 Corinthians 3:1
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need (as some do) epistles of commendation to you, or from you?

Philemon 1:2
And to Appia, our dearest sister, and to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church which is in thy house.

Lexicon
I commend
Συνίστημι (Synistēmi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4921: To place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; To be composed of, cohere.

to you
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

sister
ἀδελφὴν (adelphēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 79: A sister, a woman (fellow-)member of a church, a Christian woman. Fem of adephos; a sister.

Phoebe,
Φοίβην (Phoibēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5402: Phoebe, a Christian woman in the church at Cenchreae. Feminine of phoibos; Phoebe, a Christian woman.

a servant
διάκονον (diakonon)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1249: Probably from an obsolete diako; an attendant, i.e. a waiter; specially, a Christian teacher and pastor.

of the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

church
ἐκκλησίας (ekklēsias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1577: From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Cenchrea.
Κενχρεαῖς (Kenchreais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2747: Cenchreae, the port of Corinth on the Saronic Gulf. Probably from kegchros; Cenchreae, a port of Corinth.


Additional Translations
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.

Now I commend to you Phoebe our sister, being also a servant of the church in Cenchrea,

I commend to you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreae:

But I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is minister of the assembly which is in Cenchrea;

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreae:

I commend to you Phebe our sister, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

Herewith I introduce our sister Phoebe to you, who is a servant of the Church at Cenchreae,

I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,

And I commend you to Phebe our sister -- being a ministrant of the assembly that is in Cenchrea --
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