Romans 16
16
Personal Greetings
1I have good things to say about Phoebe, who is a leader in the church at Cenchreae. 2Welcome her in a way that is proper for someone who has faith in the Lord and is one of God's own people. Help her in any way you can. After all, she has proved to be a respected leader for many others, including me.
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Ac 18.2. Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila. They have not only served Christ Jesus together with me, 4but they have even risked their lives for me. I am grateful for them and so are all the Gentile churches. 5Greet the church that meets in their home.
Greet my dear friend Epaenetus, who was the first person in Asia to have faith in Christ.
6Greet Mary, who has worked so hard for you.
7Greet my relatives#16.7 relatives: Or “Jewish friends.” Andronicus and Junia, who were in jail with me. They are highly respected by the apostles and were followers of Christ before I was.
8Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend whose faith is in the Lord.
9Greet Urbanus, who serves Christ along with us.
Greet my dear friend Stachys.
10Greet Apelles, a faithful servant of Christ.
Greet Aristobulus and his family.
11Greet Herodion, who is a relative#16.11 relatives: Or “Jewish friends.” of mine.
Greet Narcissus and the others in his family, who have faith in the Lord.
12Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who work hard for the Lord.
Greet my dear friend Persis. She also works hard for the Lord.
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Mk 15.21. Greet Rufus, that special servant of the Lord, and greet his mother, who has been like a mother to me.
14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, and Hermas, as well as our friends who are with them.
15Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all of God's people who are with them.
16Be sure to give each other a warm greeting.
All of Christ's churches greet you.
17My friends, I beg you to watch out for anyone who causes trouble and divides the church by refusing to do what all of you were taught. Stay away from them! 18They want to serve themselves and not Christ the Lord. Their flattery and fancy talk fool people who don't know any better. 19I am glad that everyone knows how well you obey the Lord. But still, I want you to understand what is good and not have anything to do with evil. 20Then God, who gives peace, will soon crush Satan under your feet. I pray that our Lord Jesus will be kind to you.
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Ac 16.1. Timothy, who works with me, sends his greetings, and so do my relatives,#16.21 relatives: Or “Jewish friends.” Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater.
22I, Tertius, also send my greetings. I am a follower of the Lord, and I wrote this letter.#16.22 I wrote this letter: Paul probably dictated this letter to Tertius.
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Ac 19.29; 1 Co 1.14;
2 Ti 4.20. Gaius welcomes me and the whole church into his home, and he sends his greetings.
Erastus, the city treasurer, and our dear friend Quartus send their greetings too.#16.23,24 send their greetings too: Some manuscripts add, “I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ will always bless you with undeserved grace. Amen.”
Paul's Closing Prayer
25Praise God! He can make you strong by means of my good news, which is the message about#16.25 about: Or “from.” Jesus Christ. For ages and ages this message was kept secret, 26but now at last it has been told. The eternal God commanded his prophets to write about the good news, so that all nations would obey and have faith. 27#4 Macc 18.24. And now, because of Jesus Christ, we can praise the only wise God forever! Amen.#16.27 Amen: Some manuscripts have verses 25-27 after 14.23. Others have the verses here and after 14.23, and one manuscript has them after 15.33.
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Romans 16
16
Introduction to Phoebe
1I’m introducing our sister Phoebe to you, who is a servant#16.1 Or deacon of the church in Cenchreae. 2Welcome her in the Lord in a way that is worthy of God’s people, and give her whatever she needs from you, because she herself has been a sponsor of many people, myself included.
Greetings to Roman Christians
3Say hello to Prisca and Aquila, my coworkers in Christ Jesus, 4who risked their own necks for my life. I’m not the only one who thanks God for them, but all the churches of the Gentiles do the same. 5Also say hello to the church that meets in their house. Say hello to Epaenetus, my dear friend, who was the first convert#16.5 Or is the firstfruits in Asia for Christ. 6Say hello to Mary, who has worked very hard for you. 7Say hello to Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners. They are prominent among the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. 8Say hello to Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. 9Say hello to Urbanus, our coworker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys. 10Say hello to Apelles, who is tried and true in Christ. Say hello to the members of the household of Aristobulus. 11Say hello to my relative Herodion. Say hello to the members of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord. 12Say hello to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who are workers for the Lord. Say hello to my dear friend Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord. 13Say hello to Rufus, who is an outstanding believer, along with his mother and mine. 14Say hello to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters who are with them. 15Say hello to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. 16Say hello to each other with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ say hello to you.
Warning against divisions
17Brothers and sisters, I urge you to watch out for people who create divisions and problems against the teaching that you learned. Keep away from them. 18People like that aren’t serving the Lord. They are serving their own feelings. They deceive the hearts of innocent people with smooth talk and flattery. 19The news of your obedience has reached everybody, so I’m happy for you. But I want you to be wise about what’s good, and innocent about what’s evil. 20The God of peace will soon crush Satan#16.20 Or the Adversary under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Greetings from Paul’s coworkers
21Timothy my coworker says hello to you, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives. 22I’m Tertius, and I’m writing this letter to you in the Lord—hello! 23Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, says hello to you. Erastus the city treasurer says hello to you, along with our brother Quartus.#16.23 Critical editions of the Gk New Testament do not include 16:24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Final prayer
25May the glory be to God who can strengthen you with my good news and the message that I preach about Jesus Christ. He can strengthen you with the announcement of the secret#16.25 Or mystery that was kept quiet for a long time. 26Now that secret is revealed through what the prophets wrote. It is made known to the Gentiles#16.26 Or all the Gentiles in order to lead to their faithful obedience based on the command of the eternal God. 27May the glory be to God, who alone is wise! May the glory be to him through Jesus Christ forever! Amen.
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