Romans 16

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Personal Greetings and Love

¹I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant^a of the church in Cenchrea.

¹Now I commend to you Phoebe our sister, being also a servant 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.

²so that you might receive her in the Lord worthily of the saints, and you might assist her in whatever matter she may need of you. For she also has been a patroness of many, and of myself.

³Greet Prisca^a and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

³Greet Prisca 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.

⁴who laid down their own neck for my life, whom not only I thank, but also all the churches of the Gentiles—

⁵Greet also the church that meets at their house.

Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.^a

⁵and the church at their house. Greet Epenetus, my beloved, who is the firstfruit of Asia for Christ.

⁶Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.

⁶Greet Mary, who toiled much for you.

⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia,^a my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.

⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles and who were in Christ before me.

⁸Greet 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.

¹⁰Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those of the household of Aristobulus.

¹¹Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman.

Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

¹¹Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those of the household of Narcissus being 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.

¹²Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those toiling in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who toiled much in the Lord.

¹³Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.

¹³Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, 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.

All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

¹⁶Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

Avoid Divisions

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.

¹⁷Now I exhort you, brothers, to watch out for those causing divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned, and turn away from them.

¹⁸For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

¹⁸For such do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and through smooth talk and blessing they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

¹⁹Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.

¹⁹For your obedience has reached to all. Therefore I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise to good, and innocent to evil.

²⁰The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ^a be with you.

²⁰And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet in quickness. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Greetings from Paul’s Fellow Workers

²¹Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.

²¹Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so also Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

²²I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.

²²I, Tertius, the one having written the 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.^a

²³Gaius, the host of me and of the whole church, greets you. Erastus the steward of the city greets you; so also Quartus the brother.

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Doxology

²⁵Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past

²⁵Now to Him being able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery having been kept silent in the times of the ages,

²⁶but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—^a

²⁶but now having been made manifest also through the prophetic writings, according to the commandment of the eternal God having been made known to all the Gentiles unto obedience of faith—

²⁷to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.^a

²⁷to the only wise God be the glory unto the ages of the ages, which is through Jesus Christ! Amen.