Romans 16
1 I acommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a 1servant of the church which is at bCenchrea;
2 that 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 helper of many, 2and of myself as well.
3 Greet aPrisca and Aquila, my fellow workers bin cChrist Jesus,
4 who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;
5 also greet athe church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the bfirst convert to Christ from 1cAsia.
6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.
7 Greet Andronicus and 1Junias, my akinsmen and my bfellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles, who also 2were cin Christ before me.
8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker ain Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
10 Greet Apelles, the approved ain Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.
11 Greet Herodion, my akinsman. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has worked hard in the Lord.
13 Greet aRufus, a choice man in the Lord, also his mother and mine.
14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brethren with them.
15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all athe 1saints who are with them.
16 aGreet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
17 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and 1hindrances acontrary to the teaching which you learned, and bturn away from them.
18 For such men are aslaves, not of our Lord Christ but of btheir own 1appetites; and by their csmooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
19 For 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.
20 aThe God of peace will soon crush bSatan under your feet.
cThe grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
21 aTimothy my fellow worker greets you, and so do bLucius and cJason and dSosipater, my ekinsmen.
22 I, Tertius, who awrite this letter, greet you in the Lord.
23 aGaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. bErastus, the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus, the brother.
24 [1The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.]
25 aNow to Him who is able to establish 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,
26 but 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 nations, leading to bobedience of faith;
27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, abe the glory forever. Amen.
Romans 12–13
1 Therefore aI urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to bpresent your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, 1acceptable to God, which is your 2spiritual service of worship.
2 And do not abe conformed to bthis 1world, but be transformed by the crenewing of your mind, so that you may 2dprove what the will of God is, that which is good and 3acceptable and perfect.
3 For through athe grace given to me I say to everyone among you bnot to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to ceach a measure of faith.
4 For ajust as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function,
5 so we, awho are many, are bone body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
6 Since we have gifts that adiffer according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if bprophecy, 1according to the proportion of his faith;
7 if 1aservice, in his serving; or he who bteaches, in his teaching;
8 or he who aexhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with 1bliberality; che who 2leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with dcheerfulness.
9 Let alove be without hypocrisy. bAbhor what is evil; cling to what is good.
10 Be adevoted to one another in brotherly love; 1give preference to one another bin honor;
11 not lagging behind in diligence, afervent in spirit, bserving the Lord;
12 arejoicing in hope, bpersevering in tribulation, cdevoted to prayer,
13 acontributing to the needs of the 1saints, 2bpracticing hospitality.
14 aBless those who persecute 1you; bless and do not curse.
15 aRejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
16 aBe of the same mind toward one another; bdo not be haughty in mind, but 1associate with the lowly. cDo not be wise in your own estimation.
17 aNever pay back evil for evil to anyone. 1bRespect what is right in the sight of all men.
18 If possible, aso far as it depends on you, bbe at peace with all men.
19 aNever take your own revenge, beloved, but 1leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “bVengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
20 “aBut if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 Every 1aperson is to be in bsubjection to the governing authorities. For cthere is no authority except 2from God, and those which exist are established by God.
2 Therefore 1whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.
3 For arulers are not a cause of fear for 1good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;
4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an aavenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.
5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also afor conscience’ sake.
6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.
7 aRender to all what is due them: btax to whom tax is due; ccustom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for ahe who loves 1his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9 For this, “aYou shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “bYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Love 1does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore alove is the fulfillment of the law.
11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is aalready the hour for you to bawaken from sleep; for now 1salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.
12 aThe night is almost gone, and bthe day is near. Therefore let us lay aside cthe deeds of darkness and put on dthe armor of light.
13 Let us 1abehave properly as in the day, bnot in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
14 But aput on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh bin regard to its lusts.