II Timothy 4:19
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Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.
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Prisca and Aquila-- (Act 18:2-3; Rom 16:3-4; Co1 16:19, written from Ephesus, where therefore Aquila and Priscilla must then have been). household of Onesiphorus--If he were dead at the time, the "household" would not have been called "the household of Onesiphorus." He was probably absent (see on Ti2 1:16).
Open source ↗4:19-21 As in several of Paul’s epistles, the letter closes with greetings and final instructions (e.g., Rom 16:1-23; 1 Cor 16:19-21; 2 Cor 13:12). 4:19 Priscilla and Aquila had been in Ephesus (Acts 18:26; 1 Cor 16:19) and were probably there at this time. They had also lived in Rome (Acts 18:2; Rom 16:3), where Paul currently was. This might imply that Timothy was still in Ephesus (see 1 Tim 1:3). • Paul appreciatively mentions Onesiphorus in 2 Tim 1:16 as having ministered to him in prison.
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There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
The 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.
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.