Romans 16
1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who serves the church in Cenchreae.
2 Welcome her in the Lord in a way fitting for God’s people, and give her whatever help she may need from you. She has, after all, been a benefactor to many, myself included.
3 Give my greetings to Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus.
4 They put their own lives on the line for mine. I alone am not grateful to them; all the churches among the Gentiles are grateful too.
5 Greet as well the church that meets in their home. Greet my dear Epaenetus, the first person in Asia to come to Christ.
6 Give my greetings to Mary, who has worked so hard for you.
7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and fellow prisoners. They are well regarded among the apostles, and they came to be in Christ before I did.
8 Greet Ampliatus, dear to me in the Lord.
9 Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my dear Stachys.
10 Greet Apelles, whose faith in Christ has stood the test. Greet those in Aristobulus’s household.
11 Greet my relative Herodion. Greet those in Narcissus’s household who belong to the Lord.
12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who serve the Lord with hard work. Greet dear Persis, who has worked so hard in the Lord.
13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters with them.
15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, Olympas, and all God’s people who are with them.
16 Exchange a holy kiss with one another. All Christ’s churches send you their greetings.
17 Brothers and sisters, I urge you to watch out for those who create divisions and cause people to stumble, in opposition to the teaching you received. Keep away from them.
18 People like that do not serve our Lord Christ; they serve their own appetites. With smooth talk and flattery, they deceive the unsuspecting.
19 Your obedience has become known to everyone, and that makes me glad for you. I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent when it comes to evil.
20 Soon the God of peace will crush Satan beneath your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
21 Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do my relatives Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater.
22 I, Tertius, who wrote this letter, send you greetings in the Lord.
23 Gaius, my host and host to the whole church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends greetings too, as does our brother Quartus.
25 To the one able to make you firm through my gospel and the message about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the unveiling of the mystery kept silent through ages past—
26 but now brought to light and made known to all nations through the prophetic writings, by command of the eternal God, to lead to the obedience that comes from faith—
27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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