¹⁰Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those of the household of Aristobulus. ¹¹Greet Herodion my compatriot.^h Greet those of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord. ¹²Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, the laborers in the Lord. Greet Persis, the dear friend who has worked hardⁱ in the Lord. ¹³Greet Rufus, the chosen one 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 who are with them. ¹⁶Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

Concluding Exhortations

¹⁷Now I exhort you, brothers, to look out for those who cause dissensions and temptations contrary to the teaching which you learned, and stay away from them. ¹⁸For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach, and by smooth speech and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. ¹⁹For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, and I want you to be wise toward what is good, but innocent toward what is evil. ²⁰And in a short time the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ^j be with you.

Greetings from Paul’s Associates

²¹Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my compatriots.^k

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

²³Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus the brother.

Benediction

²⁴The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you. Amen.^l

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Footnotes

hOr “relative”
iLiterally “has labored much”
jSome manuscripts omit “Christ”
kOr “relatives”
lSome manuscripts include vv. 25–27, “25 Now to the one who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for eternal ages, 26 but now has been revealed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known according to the command of the eternal God, resulting in obedience of faith to all the Gentiles, 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory for eternity. Amen.”