1 I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in aCenchrea,
2athat you may receive her in the Lord bin 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
3 Greet aPriscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
4 who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
5 Likewise greetathe church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is bthe firstfruits of Achaia to Christ.
9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.
10 Greet Apelles, approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.
11 Greet Herodion, my countryman. Greet those who are of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who have labored in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord.
13 Greet Rufus, achosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren who are with them.
15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
16aGreet one another with a holy kiss.1 The churches of Christ greet you.
Avoid Divisive Persons
17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those awho cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and bavoid them.
18 For those who are such do not serve our Lord1 Jesus Christ, but atheir own belly, and bby smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.
In verses Romans 1:3-16 Paul sends his greetings to various brethren and sisters in Rome.
Prisca and Aquila (Priskan kai Akulan). This order always (Acts 18:18, Acts 18:26; II Timothy 4:19, and here) save in Acts 18:2; I Corinthians 16:19, showing that Prisca was the more prominent. Priscilla is a diminutive of Prisca, a name for women in the Acilian gens. She may have been a noble Roman lady, but her husband was a Jew of Pontus and a tent-maker by trade. They were driven from Rome by Claudius, came to Corinth, then to Ephesus, then back to Rome, and again to Ephesus. They were good travelling Christians.
My fellow-workers (touv sunergouv mou). Both in tent-making and in Christian service in Corinth and Ephesus.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 16:3:
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