Romans 16:1–16

Greetings to the Christians

16I recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a helper ⁿ in the church in Cenchrea. ²I ask you to accept her in the Lord in the way God’s people should. Help her with anything she needs, because she has helped me and many other people also.

³Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, who work together with me in Christ Jesus ⁴and who risked their own lives to save my life. I am thankful to them, and all the non-Jewish churches are thankful as well. ⁵Also, greet for me the church that meets at their house.

Greetings to my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first person in Asia to follow Christ. ⁶Greetings to Mary, who worked very hard for you. ⁷Greetings to Andronicus and Junia, my relatives, who were in prison with me. They are very important apostles. They were believers in Christ before I was. ⁸Greetings to Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. ⁹Greetings to Urbanus, a worker together with me for Christ. And greetings to my dear friend Stachys. ¹⁰Greetings to Apelles, who was tested and proved that he truly loves Christ. Greetings to all those who are in the family of Aristobulus. ¹¹Greetings to Herodion, my fellow citizen. Greetings to all those in the family of Narcissus who belong to the Lord. ¹²Greetings to Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who work very hard for the Lord. Greetings to my dear friend Persis, who also has worked very hard for the Lord. ¹³Greetings to Rufus, who is a special person in the Lord, and to his mother, who has been like a mother to me also. ¹⁴Greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and all the brothers and sisters who are with them. ¹⁵Greetings to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and to all God’s people with them. ¹⁶Greet each other with a holy kiss. All of Christ’s churches send greetings to you.