{The churches of Asia} (hai ekkl(8873)iai t(8873) Asias). True of
the Roman province ( Ac 10:10,26  Col 1:6  2:1  4:13,16 ). The
gospel spread rapidly from Ephesus. {With the church that is in
their house} (sun t(8869) kat' oikon aut(936e) ekkl(8873)i(8369)). Paul had
long ago left the synagogue for the school house of Tyrannus ( Ac
19:9 ). But Aquila and Prisca opened their house here for the
services. The churches had to meet where they could. Paul had
laboured and lived with this family in Corinth ( Ac 18:2 ) and
now again in Ephesus ( Ac 18:19  20:34 ). It was their habit
wherever they lived ( Ro 16:5 ).