Rom 16:13 | RWP | e4.org | Rufus ( Ρουφον ). A very common slave name, possibly the Rufus of . The word means "red." The chosen ( τον εκλεκτον ). Not "the elect," but "the select." And mine ( κα εμου ). Paul's appreciation of her maternal care once, not his real mother.

‏ Romans 16:13

Rufus ( Ρουφον ). A very common slave name, possibly the Rufus of Mr 15:21. The word means "red."

The chosen ( τον εκλεκτον ). Not "the elect," but "the select."

And mine ( κα εμου ). Paul's appreciation of her maternal care once, not his real mother.