Matthew Poole and continuators on Romans 16:21

21. Timotheus my work-fellow , and Lucius , and Jason , and Sosipater my kinsmen salute you.

As before he saluted divers persons himself, so now he sendeth the Salutation of others to the Church of Rome. This he doth to shew the mutual amity and l[illegible: 1 letter]ve, that is and ought to be betwixt Christians, though they are divided in respect of place; yet not in respect of affection and good will. He begins with Timotheus or Timothy, whom he calls, his Work-fellow or Fellow-helper. viz. in preaching and propagating the Gospel of Christ. This shewes the humility of the Apostle, that he dignifies so young a man with this Title. This is he to whom he wrote afterwards two Epistles; you may read more of him Act. 26. & alibi.

Origen and some others are of opinion that this was Luke the Evangelist, who was the inseparable companion of the Apostle Paul, and was with him about this very time, as appears by Act. 20.5. and here he is called Lucius according to the Roman inflexion▪ Others think that this was Lucius of Cyrene of whom you read Act. 13.1.

This was Pauls Host at Thessalonica, Act. 17.5▪ 7. the same as some think that is called Secundus, Act. 20.4. the one being his Hebrew, the other his Roman name.

The same that is called Sopater of Berea, Act. 20.4.

vid. v. 7.

Marginal references: Act. 16.1