Bible Person

Junia

Meaning: youth · Female · 1 cross reference

Junia is the Christian greeted with Andronicus in Romans 16:7. Paul presents her together with Andronicus as part of the early network of believers who were in Christ before him and held in recognized esteem. First appears in Rom 16:7.1

AI summary: Junia matters because her single cross reference preserves Paul's high regard for a believer from the earliest Christian generation. Romans 16:7 also uses language often translated either as saying that Junia and Andronicus were well known to the apostles or that they were outstanding among the apostles, so the verse has been read in more than one way. Taken together, the material presents Junia as an honored early Christian remembered for seniority, faithfulness, and recognized standing.1

Central Figure

Junia

Meaning: youth

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