Romans 16

Sister Phoebe Commended

16I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in ^aCenchrea, ^2bthat you may receive her in the Lord ^cin a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also.

Greeting Roman Saints

³Greet ^dPriscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, ⁴who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. ⁵Likewise greet ^ethe church that is in their house.

Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is ^fthe firstfruits of ¹Achaia to Christ. ⁶Greet Mary, who labored much for us. ⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia, my countrymen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the ^gapostles, who also ^hwere in Christ before me.

⁸Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. ⁹Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved. ¹⁰Greet Apelles, approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus. ¹¹Greet Herodion, my ²countryman. Greet those who are of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

¹²Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who have labored in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord. ¹³Greet Rufus, ⁱchosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. ¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren who are with them. ¹⁵Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

^16jGreet one another with a holy kiss. ³The churches of Christ greet you.

Avoid Divisive Persons

¹⁷Now I urge you, brethren, note those ^kwho cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and ^lavoid them. ¹⁸For those who are such do not serve our Lord ⁴Jesus Christ, but ^mtheir own belly, and ⁿby smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. ¹⁹For ^oyour obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be ^pwise in what is good, and ⁵simple concerning evil. ²⁰And ^qthe God of peace ^rwill crush Satan under your feet shortly.

^sThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Greetings from Paul’s Friends

^21tTimothy, my fellow worker, and ^uLucius, ^vJason, and ^wSosipater, my countrymen, greet you.

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

^23xGaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. ^yErastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother. ^24zThe ⁶grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Benediction

²⁵⁷Now ^ato Him who is able to establish you ^baccording to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ^caccording to the revelation of the mystery ^dkept secret since the world began ²⁶but ^enow made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for ^fobedience to the faith—²⁷to ^gGod, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.