Romans 16

CHAPTER 16

Final Instructions and Greetings

¹Now I ^acommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a ¹servant of the church which is at ^bCenchrea;

²that you ^areceive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the ^1bsaints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a benefactor of many, ²and of myself as well.

³Greet ^aPrisca and Aquila, my fellow workers ^bin ^cChrist Jesus,

⁴who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;

⁵also greet ^athe church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the ^bfirst convert to Christ from ^1cAsia.

⁶Greet Mary, who has labored much for you.

⁷Greet Andronicus and ¹Junia, my ^akinsmen and my ^bfellow prisoners, who are outstanding to the apostles, who also ²were ^cin Christ before me.

⁸Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.

⁹Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker ^ain Christ, and Stachys my beloved.

¹⁰Greet Apelles, the approved ^ain Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.

¹¹Greet Herodion, my ^akinsman. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.

¹²Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, laborers in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.

¹³Greet ^aRufus, a choice man in the Lord, also 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 ^athe ¹saints who are with them.

^16aGreet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

¹⁷Now I urge you, brothers, to keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and stumblings ^acontrary to the teaching which you learned, and ^bturn away from them.

¹⁸For such men are ^aslaves, not of our Lord Christ but of ^btheir own ¹stomach, and by their ^csmooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

¹⁹For the report of your obedience ^ahas reached to all. Therefore I am rejoicing over you, but ^bI want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.

^20aAnd the God of peace will soon crush ^bSatan under your feet.

^cThe grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

^21aTimothy my fellow worker greets you, and so do ^bLucius and ^cJason and ^dSosipater, my ^ekinsmen.

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

^23aGaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. ^bErastus, the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus, the brother.

²⁴¹[The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.]

^25aNow to Him who is able to strengthen you ^baccording to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of ^cthe mystery which has been kept secret for ^dlong ages past,

²⁶but now is manifested, and by ^athe Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the Gentiles, leading to ^bobedience of faith;

²⁷to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, ^abe the glory forever. Amen.