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The date of this Epistle is A.D. 58; the apostle was converted in A.D. 34. So that Andronicus and Junia had been disciples for more than twenty-four years, They were therefore advanced in life. May we not suppose that they were known to Him when He was a persecutor?

I. THE CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF AGED CHRISTIANS.

1. Stability in the faith.

2. Fertility in holiness.

3. Expectancy of blessings.

II. THE ADVANTAGES WHICH THEY CONFER ON THE CHURCH.

1. They afford encouragement to the fearful.

2. They suggest caution to the inexperienced.

III. THEIR SPECIAL CLAIMS TO OUR REGARD. They claim —

1. Our veneration.

2. Our sympathy on account of their infirmities.

3. Our assistance.

(J. Blackburn.)

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KJV: Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.

WEB: Greet Mary, who labored much for us.