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.
19 For ayour obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be bwise in what is good, and simple concerning evil.
20 And athe God of peace bwill crush Satan under your feet shortly. cThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Greetings from Paul’s Friends
21aTimothy, my fellow worker, and bLucius, cJason, and dSosipater, my countrymen, greet you.
22 I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord.
23aGaius, my host and thehost of the whole church, greets you. bErastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother.
24aThe1 grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Benediction
25 Now ato Him who is able to establish you baccording to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, caccording to the revelation of the mystery dkept secret since the world began
26 but anow made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for bobedience to the faith—
27 to aGod, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.
I commend unto you Phebe - The bearer of this letter. A servant - The Greek word is a deaconness. Of the church in Cenchrea - In the apostolic age, some grave and pious women were appointed deaconnesses in every church. It was their office, not to teach publicly, but to visit the sick, the women in particular, and to minister to them both in their temporal and spiritual necessities.
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