Romans 16
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Paul’s Commendation of Phoebe
1I commend to you#2Co 3:1 our sister Phoebe, who is a servant#16:1 Others interpret this term in a technical sense: deacon, or deaconess, or minister, or courier of the church in Cenchreae.#Ac 18:18 2So you should welcome her in the Lord#Php 2:29 in a manner worthy of the saints and assist her in whatever matter she may require your help. For indeed she has been a benefactor of many — and of me also.
Greeting to Roman Christians
3Give my greetings to Prisca#16:3 Traditionally, Priscilla, as in Ac 18:2,18,26 and Aquila,#Ac 18:2 my coworkers in#Rm 8:11; 2Co 5:17; 12:2; Gl 1:22 Christ Jesus,#Rm 8:1 4who risked their own necks for my life. Not only do I thank them, but so do all the Gentile churches. 5Greet also the church that meets in their home.#1Co 16:19; Col 4:15; Phm 2 Greet my dear friend Epaenetus, who is the first convert#16:5 Lit the firstfruits#1Co 16:15 to Christ from Asia.#16:5 Other mss read Achaia#Ac 16:6 6Greet Mary,#16:6 Or Maria who has worked very hard for you.#16:6 Other mss read us 7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews#16:7 Or family members#Rm 9:3; 16:21 and fellow prisoners.#Col 4:10; Phm 23 They are noteworthy in the eyes of the apostles,#16:7 Or They are noteworthy among the apostles and they were also in Christ before me. 8Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. 9Greet Urbanus, our coworker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys. 10Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.#1Co 1:11 11Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew.#16:11 Or family member Greet those who belong to the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord. 12Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord. 13Greet Rufus,#Mk 15:21 chosen in the Lord; also his mother — and mine. 14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters who are with them. 15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.#Rm 16:2 16Greet one another with a holy kiss.#1Co 16:20; 2Co 13:12; 1Th 5:26; 1Pt 5:14 All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
Warning against Divisive People
17Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned.#1Tm 1:3; 6:3 Avoid them,#Mt 7:15; Gl 1:8–9; 2Th 3:6,14; Ti 3:10; 2Jn 10 18because such people do not serve our Lord Christ#Rm 14:18 but their own appetites.#16:18 Lit belly#Php 3:19 They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.#Col 2:4; 2Pt 2:3
Paul’s Gracious Conclusion
19The report of your obedience has reached everyone.#Rm 1:8 Therefore I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise about what is good, and yet innocent about what is evil.#Jr 4:22; Mt 10:16; 1Co 14:20 20The God of peace#Rm 15:33 will soon crush Satan#Mt 4:10 under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.#1Co 16:23; 2Co 13:13; Gl 6:18; Php 4:23; 1Th 5:28; 2Th 3:18; Rv 22:21
21Timothy,#Ac 16:1 my coworker, and Lucius,#Ac 13:1 Jason,#Ac 17:5 and Sosipater,#Ac 20:4 my fellow countrymen, greet you.
22I, Tertius, who wrote this letter,#1Co 16:21; Gl 6:11; Col 4:18; 2Th 3:17; Phm 19 greet you in the Lord.#16:22 Or letter in the Lord, greet you
23Gaius,#Ac 20:4; 1Co 1:14 who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus,#Ac 19:22 the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you.#16:23 Some mss include v. 24: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Glory to God
25Now to him who is able to strengthen you#Eph 3:20; Jd 24 according to my gospel and the proclamation about Jesus Christ,#Rm 2:16 according to the revelation of the mystery kept silent#Mt 13:35; Rm 11:25; 1Co 2:1,7; 4:1; Eph 1:9; 3:3,9; 6:19; Col 1:26; 2:2; 4:3; 1Tm 3:16 for long ages#2Tm 1:9; Ti 1:2 26but now revealed and made known through the prophetic Scriptures,#Rm 1:2 according to the command of the eternal God to advance the obedience of faith#Rm 1:5 among all the Gentiles — 27to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ — to him be the glory forever!#16:25–27 Other mss have these vv. at the end of chap. 14 or 15.#Rm 11:36 Amen.
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Romans 16
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1But I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is minister of the assembly which is in Cenchrea; 2that ye may receive her in the Lord worthily of saints, and that ye may assist her in whatever matter she has need of you; for she also has been a helper of many, and of myself. 3Salute Prisca and Aquila, my fellow-workmen in Christ Jesus, 4(who for my life staked their own neck; to whom not I only am thankful, but also all the assemblies of the nations,) 5and the assembly at their house. Salute Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first-fruits of Asia for Christ. 6Salute Maria, who laboured much for you. 7Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and fellow-captives, who are of note among the apostles; who were also in Christ before me. 8Salute Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. 9Salute Urbanus, our fellow-workman in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved. 10Salute Apelles, approved in Christ. Salute those who belong to Aristobulus. 11Salute Herodion, my kinsman. Salute those who belong to Narcissus, who are in the Lord. 12Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute Persis, the beloved, who has laboured much in the Lord. 13Salute Rufus, chosen in the Lord; and his mother and mine. 14Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren with them. 15Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them. 16Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the assemblies of Christ salute you.
17But I beseech you, brethren, to consider those who create divisions and occasions of falling, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learnt, and turn away from them. 18For such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. 19For your obedience has reached to all. I rejoice therefore as it regards you; but I wish you to be wise as to that which is good, and simple as to evil. 20But the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
21Timotheus, my fellow-workman, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you. 22I Tertius, who have written this epistle, salute you in the Lord. 23Gaius, my host and of the whole assembly, salutes you. Erastus, the steward of the city, salutes you, and the brother Quartus. 24The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
25Now to him that is able to establish you, according to my glad tidings and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, as to which silence has been kept in the times of the ages, 26but which has now been made manifest, and by prophetic scriptures, according to commandment of the eternal God, made known for obedience of faith to all the nations — 27the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.