Romans 16:1 meaning and explanation

I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.

Romans 16:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul opens his long list of greetings by naming Phoebe first, a woman he calls a sister in the faith. She belonged to the church at Cenchrea, the port town near Corinth, and Paul uses the Greek word diakonos, meaning servant or minister, for her.

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