Romans 16:10–27

¹⁰Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.^{c 11}Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew.^G Greet those who belong to the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord. ¹²Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord. ¹³Greet Rufus,^d chosen in the Lord; also his mother—and mine. ¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters who are with them. ¹⁵Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.^{e 16}Greet one another with a holy kiss.^f All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

WARNING AGAINST DIVISIVE PEOPLE

¹⁷Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned.^g Avoid them,^{h 18}because such people do not serve our Lord Christⁱ but their own appetites.^Hj They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.^k

PAUL’S GRACIOUS CONCLUSION

¹⁹The report of your obedience has reached everyone.^l Therefore I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise about what is good, and yet innocent about what is evil.^{m 20}The God of peaceⁿ will soon crush Satan^o under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.^p

²¹Timothy,^q my coworker, and Lucius,^r Jason,^s and Sosipater,^t my fellow countrymen, greet you.

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

²³Gaius,^v who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus,^w the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you.

GLORY TO GOD

²⁵Now to him who is able to strengthen you^x according to my gospel and the proclamation about Jesus Christ,^y according to the revelation of the mystery kept silent^z for long ages^{aa 26}but now revealed and made known through the prophetic Scriptures,^ab according to the command of the eternal God to advance the obedience of faith^ac among all the Gentiles—²⁷to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ—to him be the glory forever!^ad Amen.