16:1 Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant in the church at Cenchreae. |
16:2 Welcome her in the Lord as is appropriate for saints, and provide her with anything she may need from you, for she has assisted many people, including me. |
16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, |
16:4 who risked their necks for my life. I am thankful to them, and so are all the churches among the gentiles. |
16:5 Greet also the church in their house. Greet my dear friend Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. |
16:6 Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you. |
16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, my fellow Jews who are in prison with me and are prominent among the apostles. They were in Christ before I was. |
16:8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. |
16:9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys. |
16:10 Greet Apelles, who has been approved by Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. |
16:11 Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet those in the family of Narcissus, who are in the Lord. |
16:12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord. |
16:13 Greet Rufus, the one chosen by the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too. |
16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. |
16:15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints who are with them. |
16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. |
16:17 Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and sinful enticements in opposition to the teaching you have learned. Stay away from them! |
16:18 For such people are not serving Christ our Lord but their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. |
16:19 For your obedience has become known to everyone, and I am full of joy for you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil. |
16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you! |
16:21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews. |
16:22 I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord. |
16:23 Gaius, who is host to me and the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you. |
16:24 {\cf15\I May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you! |
16:25 Now to the one who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and the message that I preach about Jesus Christ, by revealing the secret that was kept in silence in long ages past |
16:26 but now has been made known through the prophets to all the gentiles, in keeping with the decree of the eternal God to bring them to the obedience of faith- |
16:27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory forever! Amen. |