Romans 16

¹And I commend you to Phebe our sister—being a ministrant of the assembly that is in Cenchrea— ²that ye may receive her in the Lord, as doth become saints, and may assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you—for she also became a leader of many, and of myself. ³Salute Priscilla and Aquilas, my fellow-workmen in Christ Jesus— ⁴who for my life their own neck did lay down, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the nations— ⁵and the assembly at their house; salute Epaenetus, my beloved, who is first-fruit of Achaia to Christ. ⁶Salute Mary, who did labour much for us; ⁷salute Andronicus and Junias, my kindred, and my fellow-captives, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me. ⁸Salute Amplias, my beloved in the Lord; ⁹salute Arbanus, our fellow-workman in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved; ¹⁰salute Apelles, the approved in Christ; salute those of the household of Aristobulus; ¹¹salute Herodion, my kinsman; salute those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord; ¹²salute Tryphaena, and Tryphosa, who are labouring in the Lord; salute Persis, the beloved, who did labour much in the Lord. ¹³Salute Rufus, the choice one in the Lord, and his mother and mine, ¹⁴salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren with them; ¹⁵salute Philologus, and Julias, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them; ¹⁶salute one another in a holy kiss; the assemblies of Christ do salute you.

¹⁷And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them; ¹⁸for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless, ¹⁹for your obedience did reach to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and harmless as to the evil; ²⁰and the God of the peace shall bruise the Adversary under your feet quickly; the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen!

²¹Salute you do Timotheus, my fellow-workman, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kindred; ²²I Tertius salute you (who wrote the letter) in the Lord; ²³salute you doth Gaius, my host, and of the whole assembly; salute you doth Erastus, the steward of the city, and Quartus the brother, ²⁴the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

²⁵And to Him who is able to establish you, according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, in the times of the ages having been kept silent, ²⁶and now having been made manifest, also, through prophetic writings, according to a command of the age-during God, having been made known to all the nations for obedience of faith— ²⁷to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to him be glory to the ages. Amen.

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