RomansChapter 16

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¹I want to tell you good things about our sister Phoebe. She is a servant of the church in Cenchrea. ²Welcome her in the Lord in a way that is right for God's people. Help her with anything she needs from you. She has been a great help to many people, and to me too. ³Greet Prisca and Aquila. They work with me in Christ Jesus. ⁴They put their lives at risk for me. I am thankful for them. And so are all the Gentile churches. ⁵Also greet the church that meets in their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus. He was the first person in the province of Asia to believe in Christ. ⁶Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you. ⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia. They are Jews like me, and they were in prison with me. They are well known among the apostles. They were in Christ before I was. ⁸Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. ⁹Greet Urbanus, who works with us in Christ. And greet my dear friend Stachys. ¹⁰Greet Apelles, who has been tested and proven in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus. ¹¹Greet Herodion, who is a Jew like me. Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord. ¹²Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa. These women have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis. She has worked very hard in the Lord. ¹³Greet Rufus, who is chosen in the Lord. And greet his mother, who has been a mother to me too. ¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, and Hermas. Greet the brothers and sisters who are with them. ¹⁵Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas. Greet all of God's people who are with them. ¹⁶Greet each other with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings. ¹⁷Brothers and sisters, I urge you to watch out for people who cause splits and put things in your way. They go against the teaching you have learned. Stay away from them. ¹⁸People like this are not serving our Lord Christ. They are serving their own stomachs. With smooth talk and praise that is not true, they fool people who don't know better. ¹⁹Everyone has heard about how you obey. So I am full of joy over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good. And I want you to stay innocent about what is evil. ²⁰The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. ²¹Timothy, who works with me, sends you greetings. So do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, who are Jews like me. ²²I, Tertius, wrote down this letter. I greet you in the Lord. ²³Gaius sends you greetings. I am staying at his home, and the whole church meets there. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings. So does our brother Quartus. ²⁴—a ²⁵Now to God, who is able to make you strong by my good news and by the preaching about Jesus Christ. This agrees with the mystery God has shown. It was hidden for long ages in the past. ²⁶But now it has been shown and made known through the writings of the prophets. This happened by the command of the God who lives forever. He did it to lead all nations to obey him because they believe. ²⁷To the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.