Topic
Junias; Junla
10 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Acts 13:2ISBE
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
- Acts 13:3ISBE
And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
- Acts 21:16ISBE
There went with us also certain of the disciples of Cæsarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
- Romans 9:3ISBE
For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
- Romans 16:7ISBE
Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
- 1 Corinthians 12:28ISBE
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
- 1 Corinthians 15:7ISBE
After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
- 2 Corinthians 8:23ISBE
Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.
- Ephesians 4:11ISBE
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
- Philippians 2:25ISBE
Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 10 references
joo'-ni-as or joo'-ni-a (Iounias, Iounia): One to whom, with Andronicus, greetings are sent by Paul at the close of his letter to the Romans (Ro 16:7). The name may be masculine, Junias, a contraction of Junianus, or feminine Junia; it is Iounian, the accus. form, that is given. In all probability this is the masc., Junias. Paul defines the two as
(1) "my kinsmen,"
(2) "my fellow-prisoners,"
(3) "who are of note among the apostles," and
(4) "who also have been in Christ before me."
(1) They were Jews. Paul calls the Jews "my brethren," "my kinsmen according to the flesh" (Ro 9:3). Because Prisca and Aquila, a Jew and Jewess, are not designated as kinsfolk, Conybeare and Howson suppose "the epithet to denote that the persons mentioned were of the tribe of Benjamin."
(2) They had been companions of Paul in some unrecorded imprisonment. The phrase denotes more than the fact that they, like Paul, had suffered imprisonment for the sake of Christ.
(3) This may mean
(a) that they were well known to the apostolic circle (so Gifford and Weiss), or
(b) distinguished as apostles. The latter is probably correct, "apostle" being used in a wide sense (compare 1Co 15:7).
The prophetic ministry of the early church consisted of apostles, prophets and teachers (1Co 12:28; Eph 4:11), the apostles being missionaries in the modern sense (see Lindsay, Church and Ministry, chapter iii). Some apostles were missionaries sent out by particular churches (Ac 13:2,3; 2Co 8:23; Php 2:25).
(4) They were among the first converts, "early disciples" like Mnason of Cyprus (Ac 21:16).
S. F. Hunter
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.