Romans 16:9Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

“Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ.” This praise is greater than the preceding one (Rom 16:8), because the preceding praise is contained in it. “And Stachys, beloved to me.” Again he crowns this man with the same praise.

“Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ.” This praise is greater than the previous one. It is even the cause of that one and contains it within itself, for whoever is a fellow worker is also beloved. “And Stachys, beloved to me.” He crowns this man with the same praise.

He crowned Urbanus with greater praises, calling him a fellow worker in the preaching of Christ and in struggles.

“Urbanus, our fellow worker.” “This praise is greater than the preceding one, because it also contains the preceding one,” says Saint Chrysostom.

He was a fellow worker, of course, “in the preaching of Christ” and in the struggles of the gospel, see blessed Theodoret.

“One who is such is by this very fact also beloved,” says blessed Theophylact.

By saying, “our fellow worker,” he indicates that Urbanus labored not with the Apostle Paul alone, but also with the other Apostles.

Saint Dimitry of Rostov says that the holy Apostle Andrew appointed him bishop for Macedonia, where he died as a martyr.

“Stachys, my beloved.” “He crowns this one with the same praise,” says Saint Chrysostom.