Timothy was evidently with Paul when he wrote this letter; he is mentioned in a number of Paul’s letters and in several places in the book of Acts (see especially Acts 16.1-3). Nothing definite is known about the other persons mentioned. There is a Lucius mentioned in Acts 13; a Jason is mentioned in Acts 17.5-9; and a Sopater (not Sosipater) is mentioned in Acts 20.4.

Paul evidently dictated this letter as he did other of his letters (see 1 Corinthians 16.21; Galatians 6.11; Colossians 4.18; and 2 Thessalonians 3.17).

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on Paul’s Letter to the Romans. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1973. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .