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Romans 16

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Personal Greetings and Love
1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant#16:1 Or deaconess of the church in Cenchrea. 2Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me.
3Greet Prisca#16:3 Prisca is a variant of Priscilla; GOC, ALT, and TR Priscilla; see Acts 18:2. and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. 5Greet also the church that meets at their house.
Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Achaia.#16:5 CT in the province of Asia
6Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for us.#16:6 CT for you
7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
8Greet Amplias,#16:8 CT Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord.
9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.
10Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ.
Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
11Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman.
Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord.
Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes,#16:14 CT Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brothers with them.
15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.
16Greet one another with a holy kiss.
The churches#16:16 CT All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
Avoid Divisions
(Titus 3:9–11)
17Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. 18For such people are not serving our Lord Jesus Christ,#16:18 CT our Lord Christ but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
19Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise indeed#16:19 CT does not include indeed. about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ#16:20 NA, NE, and WH Lord Jesus be with you.#16:20 Scrivener TR includes Amen.
Greetings from Paul’s Fellow Workers
(Colossians 4:7–14)
21Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
22I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.
23Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings.
Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus. 24May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.#16:24 SBL, MT, and TR; other CT do not include verse 24. Additionally, some manuscripts place the text of verses of Romans 14:24–26 here or after Romans 15:33.

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