16 I acommend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at bCenchrea: 2 That ye creceive her in the Lord, as becometh dsaints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and eof myself also. 3 Greet fPriscilla and Aquila emy helpers in Christ Jesus: 4 Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. 5 Likewise greet gthe church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is hthe firstfruits of iAchaia unto Christ. 6 Greet Mary, ewho nbestowed much labour on us. 7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, jmy kinsmen, and jjmy fellowprisoners, who are kof note among lthe apostles, llwho also were in Christ before me. 8 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. 9 Salute Urbane, eour helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. 10 Salute Apelles mapproved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus’ ||household. 11 Salute Herodion jmy kinsman. Greet them that be of the ||household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. 12 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which nlaboured much in the Lord. 13 Salute oRufus pchosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and qthe brethren which are with them. 15 Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and qall dthe saints which are with them. 16 rSalute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.

17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause sdivisions and toffences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and uavoid them. 18 For they that are such wserve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but xtheir own belly; and yby good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the zsimple. 19 For ayour obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you bwise unto that which is good, and ||simple concerning evil. 20 And cthe God of peace dshall ||bruise eSatan under your feet shortly. fThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

21 gTimotheus hmy workfellow, and iLucius, and kJason, and lSosipater, jmy kinsmen, salute you. 22 I Tertius, mwho wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord. 23 nGaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. oErastus the pchamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. 24 fThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

25 qNow to him that is of power rto stablish you saccording to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, taccording to the revelation of the mystery, uwhich was kept secret since the world began, 26 vBut now tis made manifest, and wby the scriptures of the prophets, xaccording to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations yfor the obedience of faith: 27 To zGod only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.

Written to the Romans afrom Corinthus, and sent bby Phebe servant of the church at Cenchrea.

1 *Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, acalled to be an apostle, bseparated unto the gospel of God, 2 c(Which he had promised afore dby his prophets in the holy scriptures,) 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, ewhich was fmade of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4 And †declared to be gthe Son of God with power, according hto the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: 5 By whom iwe have received grace and japostleship, ||for kobedience to the faith lamong all nations, lfor his name: 6 Among whom are ye also the mcalled of Jesus Christ: 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, mcalled to be saints: nGrace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, oI thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that pyour faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9 For qGod is my witness, rwhom I serve ||with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that swithout ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; 10 tMaking request, if by any means now at length I might uhave a prosperous journey vby the will of God to come unto you. 11 For I long to see you, that wI may impart unto you xsome spiritual gift, to the end you may be established; 12 That is, that I may be comforted together ||with you by ythe mutual faith both of you and me. 13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that zoftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but awas let hitherto,) that I might have bsome cfruit ||among you also, even as among other Gentiles. 14 dI am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the eBarbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. 15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. 16 For fI am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for git is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to hthe Jew ifirst, and also to hthe jGreek. 17 For therein kis the righteousness of God revealed from kkfaith to faith: as it is written, lThe just shall live by faith.

18 For mthe wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 nBecause othat which may be known of God is manifest ||in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For othe invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, pbeing understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; ||so that they are qwithout excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but rbecame svain in their imaginations, and their tfoolish heart swas darkened. 22 uProfessing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And vchanged the glory of the uncorruptible God into wan image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and wfourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 24 Wherefore xGod also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, yto dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed zthe truth of God into aa lie, and worshipped and served the creature ||more than the Creator, who is bblessed for ever. Amen.

26 For this cause xGod gave them up unto cvile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also dthe men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their elust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not flike ||to retain God in their knowledge, xGod gave them over to ||a reprobate mind, to do those things gwhich are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, hiwickedness, hcovetousness, ijkmaliciousness; full of kenvy, murder, debate, deceit, lmalignity; mwhisperers, 30 mBackbiters, nhaters of God, odespiteful, hpproud, pboasters, qinventors of evil things, pdisobedient to parents, 31 rWithout understanding, covenantbreakers, ||swithout natural affection, simplacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing tthe judgment of God, that they which commit such things uare worthy of death, not only do the same, but ||xhave pleasure in them that do them.

2 Therefore thou art ainexcusable, bO man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for cwherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. 2 But dwe are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. 3 And thinkest thou this, bO man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 4 Or despisest thou ethe riches of his goodness and fforbearance and glongsuffering; hnot knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart itreasurest up unto thyself wrath against kthe day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 6 lWho will render to every man according to his deeds: 7 To them who by mpatient continuance in well doing…