Romans 16:8-11 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.… i.e., one who has been tried and has stood the trial. "Tribulation," says the apostle, "worketh patience," i.e., perseverance, and this perseverance "worketh experience," i.e., trial; it proves the individual; it is the test of the reality and strength of his faith, and if he abides the test he is an approved Christian. Many, alas! do not stand the test, and prove themselves "reprobates" — unapproved either of God or man. Tried Christians deserve to be honoured. (J. Brown, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. |
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