Romans 16:7 meaning and explanation

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.

Romans 16:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul, closing his letter to the Romans, greets Andronicus and Junia, calling them fellow countrymen, meaning Jewish believers like himself, and fellow prisoners, so they had shared imprisonment for the gospel. He says they were in Christ before him, placing them among the earliest believers.

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