Priscilla
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| Hebrew / Greek | Πρίσκιλλα (G4252) Πρίσκα (G4251) |
|---|---|
| Also called | Prisca |
| Description | Woman living at the time of the New Testament |
| Mentioned in | 6 verses |
| First mention | Acts 18:2 |
Priscilla is a woman living at the time of the New Testament. She is named in 6 verses of the Bible, first in Acts 18:2.
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Verses
Acts
- Acts 18:2And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
- Acts 18:18And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
- Acts 18:26And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
Romans
- Romans 16:3Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 16:19The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
2 Timothy
- 2 Timothy 4:19Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.
Notes
- Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
- Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.