Romans 16

Personal Greetings

16I commend^c to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon^ab of the church in Cenchreae.^{d 2}I ask you to receive her in the Lord^e in a way worthy of his people^f and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me.

³Greet Priscilla^c and Aquila,^g my co-workers^h in Christ Jesus.^{i 4}They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

⁵Greet also the church that meets at their house.^j

Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert^k to Christ in the province of Asia.^l

⁶Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.

⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews^m who have been in prison with me.ⁿ They are outstanding among^d the apostles, and they were in Christ^o before I was.

⁸Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.

⁹Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ,^p and my dear friend Stachys.

¹⁰Greet Apelles, whose fidelity to Christ has stood the test.^q

Greet those who belong to the household^r of Aristobulus.

¹¹Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew.^s

Greet those in the household^t of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

¹²Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord.

Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord.

¹³Greet Rufus,^u chosen^v in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.

¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the other brothers and sisters with them.

¹⁵Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the Lord’s people^w who are with them.^x

¹⁶Greet one another with a holy kiss.^y

All the churches of Christ send greetings.

¹⁷I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned.^z Keep away from them.^{a 18}For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,^b but their own appetites.^c By smooth talk and flattery they deceive^d the minds of naive people. ¹⁹Everyone has heard^e about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.^f

²⁰The God of peace^g will soon crush^h Satanⁱ under your feet.

The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.^j

²¹Timothy,^k my co-worker, sends his greetings to you, as do Lucius,^l Jason^m and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.ⁿ

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

²³Gaius,^o whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings.

Erastus,^p who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings. ^[24]e

²⁵Now to him who is able^q to establish you in accordance with my gospel,^r the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery^s hidden for long ages past, ²⁶but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings^t by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from^f faith^u—²⁷to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.^v