JESUS? A Topical Study of Romans 16:17, 18 The sixteenth chapter of the Book of Romans makes obvious the fact that, although Paul had never been to Rome, there were at least thirty-five people there he knew by name. But there is something else in this chapter that intrigues me. That is, in the middle of his list of friends to greet, Paul inserts a list of foes to avoid. “Mark those who cause division by teaching what is contrary to the doctrine I have shared with you,” he said. Notice he doesn’t