Romans 16:1–16

Personal Greetings

16I recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who serves the church at Cenchreae. ²Receive her in the Lord’s name, as God’s people should, and give her any help she may need from you; for she herself has been a good friend to many people and also to me.

^3*I send greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow-workers in the service of Christ Jesus; ⁴they risked their lives for me. I am grateful to them—not only I, but all the Gentile churches as well. ⁵Greetings also to the church that meets in their house.

Greetings to my dear friend Epaenetus, who was the first in the province of Asia to believe in Christ. ⁶Greetings to Mary, who has worked so hard for you. ⁷Greetings also to Andronicus and Junia,^t fellow-Jews who were in prison with me; they are well known among the apostles, and they became Christians before I did.

⁸My greetings to Ampliatus, my dear friend in the fellowship of the Lord. ⁹Greetings also to Urbanus, our fellow-worker in Christ’s service, and to Stachys, my dear friend. ¹⁰Greetings to Apelles, whose loyalty to Christ has been proved. Greetings to those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. ¹¹Greetings to Herodion, a fellow-Jew, and to the Christians in the family of Narcissus.

¹²My greetings to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who work in the Lord’s service, and to my dear friend Persis, who has done so much work for the Lord. ^13*I send greetings to Rufus, that outstanding worker in the Lord’s service, and to his mother, who has always treated me like a son. ¹⁴My greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and all the other Christian brothers and sisters with them. ¹⁵Greetings to Philologus and Julia, to Nereus and his sister, to Olympas and to all of God’s people who are with them. ¹⁶Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you their greetings.