We discussed this in Bev Gaventa’s class on Romans I took at PTSem. I agree with the NRSV (the “liberal” standard translation) on this one: “Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives who were in prison with me; they are prominent among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was. ” It messes up the idea that women cannot teach men about the things of Christ (theology) in one verse in my judgment. This is not about really good subservient Christian women, but leaders in the church – missionaries. It’s a powerful image.

Although the difference in the accents in the MSS shows you how difficult this stuff is to discern and how powerful is the influence of tradition to interpret a translation.