What is the context?
Paul is greeting Prisca and Aquila, fellow workers who have risked their lives for him. He includes the church meeting in their house and then Epenetus, the first convert to Christ in Asia.
The greeting distinguishes the community from its meeting place. A household has opened space for believers to gather, and Paul greets those people as part of the church’s shared life.
How is this passage commonly understood?
Christians commonly understand this as a local gathering of believers meeting in a home. The house gives the setting, while the church consists of the people Paul greets. The verse shows the practical contribution hospitality makes to the community.
Where does this fit in God's plan?
1 Corinthians 16:19 also sends greetings from Aquila, Prisca and the church at their house. Their hospitality belongs to a wider pattern of homes supporting the life and work of believers.
Ephesians 2:19–22 develops the larger picture of believers as God’s household and a dwelling place for Him by the Spirit, with Christ as the cornerstone. A house provides a meeting place; God is forming the people who gather into a shared life in Him.
What is our position?
We don't have a position on this passage yet. When our study reaches a conclusion the text supports, it will appear here.