1 I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a
servant*1 of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,
2 that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints,
and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for
she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.
3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who for
my life, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also
all the assemblies of the Gentiles. 5 Greet the assembly that is in their
house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to
Christ. 6 Greet Mary, who labored much for us. 7 Greet Andronicus and
Junias, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the
apostles, who also were in Christ before me. 8 Greet Amplias, my beloved
in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my
beloved. 10 Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of
the household of Aristobulus. 11 Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet them of
the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord. 12 Greet Tryphaena and
Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much
in the Lord. 13 Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and
mine. 14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the
brothers*2 who
are with them. 15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and
Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. 16 Greet one another with a
holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.
17 Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the
divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you
learned, and turn away from them. 18 For those who are such don’t serve
our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and
flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent. 19 For your
obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire
to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.
20 And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and
Sosipater, my relatives. 22 I, Tertius, who write the letter, greet you in
the Lord. 23 Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you.
Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.
24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen.25 *3
1 literally, deacon
2 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may
also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
3 TR
places Romans 14:24-26 at the end of Romans instead of at the end of chapter 14,
and numbers these verses 16:25-27.
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