Likewise [greet] the (b) church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the (c) firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
(b) The company of the faithful, for in so great a city as that was, there were different companies.
(c) For he was the first of Achaia that believed in Christ: and this type of speech is an allusion to the ceremonies of the law.