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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Persis (Woman living at the time of the New Testament)
Paul calls her "beloved" and says she "labored much in the Lord." She was a Christian woman at Rome, greeted in Romans 16:12, and Paul uses that kind of language for real work in ministry.
Paul calls her "beloved" and says she "labored much in the Lord." She was a Christian woman at Rome, greeted in Romans 16:12, and Paul uses that kind of language for real work in ministry.
Persis was a Christian woman at Rome whom Paul greets in Romans 16:12, describing her as "beloved" and noting that she "labored much in the Lord," language he uses elsewhere for active ministry rather than mere friendship. She is one of several women Paul names by name and commends for their work in that closing chapter.
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- Romans 16:12
