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Romans 16:1
I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,
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Romans 16 · Read in context
I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,
16:2that you receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.
16:3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
16:4who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.
16:5Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.
16:6Greet Mary, who labored much for us.
16:7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who were also in Christ before me.
16:8Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.
16:9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.
16:10Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.
16:11Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet them of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
16:12Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.
16:13Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
16:14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
16:15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
16:16Greet one another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.
16:17Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
16:18For those who are such don’t serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
16:19For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.
16:20And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
16:21Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives.
16:22I, Tertius, who write the letter, greet you in the Lord.
16:23Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.
16:24The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen.
16:25See the textual note in the source edition.
