Romans
16
- I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant
of the church in Cenchrea.
- I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a
way worthy of the saints and to give her any help she may need from you, for
she has been a great help to many people, including me.
- Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers
in Christ Jesus.
- They risked their lives for me. Not only
I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
- Greet also the church that meets at their
house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ
in the province of Asia.
- Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.
- Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives
who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles,
and they were in Christ before I was.
- Greet Ampliatus, whom I love in the Lord.
- Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ,
and my dear friend Stachys.
- Greet Apelles, tested and approved in Christ.
Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
- Greet Herodion, my relative. Greet those
in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
- Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women
who work hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who
has worked very hard in the Lord.
- Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his
mother, who has been a mother to me, too.
- Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas,
Hermas and the brothers with them.
- Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister,
and Olympas and all the saints with them.
- Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the
churches of Christ send greetings.
- I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those
who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the
teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
- For such people are not serving our Lord
Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive
the minds of naive people.
- Everyone has heard about your obedience,
so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good,
and innocent about what is evil.
- The God of peace will soon crush Satan under
your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
- Timothy, my fellow worker, sends his greetings
to you, as do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my relatives.
- I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet
you in the Lord.
- Gaius, whose hospitality I and the whole
church here enjoy, sends you his greetings. Erastus, who is the city's director
of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings.
- [May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with all of you. Amen.]
- Now to him who is able to establish you by
my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation
of the mystery hidden for long ages past,
- but now revealed and made known through the
prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations
might believe and obey him --
- to the only wise God be glory forever through
Jesus Christ! Amen.
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