Romans 16
1 And I commend you to Phoebe our sister—being a servant of the assembly that [is] in Cenchrea—
Herewith I introduce our sister Phoebe to you, who is a servant of the Church at Cenchreae,
2 that you may receive her in the LORD, worthily of the holy ones, and may assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you, for she also became a leader of many, and of myself.
that you may receive her as a fellow Christian in a manner worthy of God's people, and may assist her in any matter in which she may need help. For she has indeed been a kind friend to many, including myself.
3 Greet Priscilla and Aquilas, my fellow-workmen in Christ Jesus—
Greetings to Prisca and Aquila my fellow labourers in the work of Christ Jesus--
4 who laid down their own neck for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the nations—
friends who have endangered their own lives for mine. I am grateful to them, and not I alone, but all the Gentile Churches also.
5 and the assembly at their house; greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is first-fruit of Achaia to Christ.
Greetings, too, to the Church that meets at their house. Greetings to my dear Epaenetus, who was the earliest convert to Christ in the province of Asia;
6 Greet Mary, who labored much for us;
to Mary who has laboured strenuously among you;
7 greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives, and my fellow-captives, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.
and to Andronicus and Junia, my countrymen, who once shared my imprisonment. They are of note among the Apostles, and are Christians of longer standing than myself.
8 Greet Amplias, my beloved in the LORD;
Greetings to Ampliatus, dear to me in the Lord;
9 greet Arbanus, our fellow-workman in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved;
to Urban, our fellow labourer in Christ, and to my dear Stachys.
10 greet Apelles, the approved in Christ; greet those of the [household] of Aristobulus;
Greetings to Apella, that veteran believer; and to the members of the household of Aristobulus.
11 greet Herodion, my relative; greet those of the [household] of Narcissus, who are in the LORD;
Greetings to my countryman, Herodion; and to the believing members of the household of Narcissus.
12 greet Tryphaena, and Tryphosa, who are laboring in the LORD; greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the LORD.
Greetings to those Christian workers, Tryphaena and Tryphosa; also to dear Persis, who has laboured strenuously in the Lord's work.
13 Greet Rufus, the chosen one in the LORD, and his mother and mine,
Greetings to Rufus, who is one of the Lord's chosen people; and to his mother, who has also been a mother to me.
14 greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brothers with them;
Greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and to the brethren associated with them;
15 greet Philologus, and Julias, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the holy ones with them;
to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister and Olympas, and to all God's people associated with them.
16 greet one another in a holy kiss; the assemblies of Christ greet you.
Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the Churches of Christ send greetings to you.
17 And I call on you, brothers, to mark those who are causing the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that you learned, and turn away from them;
But I beseech you, brethren, to keep a watch on those who are causing the divisions among you, and are leading others into sin, in defiance of the instruction which you have received; and habitually to shun them.
18 for such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless.
For men of that stamp are not bondservants of Christ our Lord, but are slaves to their own appetites; and by their plausible words and their flattery they utterly deceive the minds of the simple.
19 For your obedience reached to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and pure as to the evil;
Your fidelity to the truth is everywhere known. I rejoice over you, therefore, but I wish you to be wise as to what is good, and simple-minded as to what is evil.
20 and the God of peace will bruise Satan under your feet quickly; the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen!
And before long, God the giver of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you!
21 Timotheus greets you, my fellow-workman, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives;
Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, and so do my countrymen Lucius, Jason and Sosipater.
22 I, Tertius, greet you (who wrote the letter) in the LORD;
I, Tertius, who write this letter, send you Christian greetings.
23 Gaius greets you, my host, and of the whole Assembly; Erastus greets you, the steward of the city, and Quartus the brother.
Gaius, my host, who is also the host of the whole Church, greets you. So do Erastus, the treasurer of the city, and Quartus our brother.
24 [[The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all! Amen.]]
25 And to Him who is able to establish you, according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, having been kept secret in the times of the ages, (aiōnios g166)
To Him who has it in His power to make you strong, as declared in the Good News which I am spreading, and the proclamation concerning Jesus Christ, in harmony with the unveiling of the Truth which in the periods of past Ages remained unuttered, (aiōnios g166)
26 and now having been revealed, also, through prophetic writings, according to a command of the perpetual God, having been made known to all the nations for obedience of faith— (aiōnios g166)
but has now been brought fully to light, and by the command of the God of the Ages has been made known by the writings of the Prophets among all the Gentiles to win them to obedience to the faith-- (aiōnios g166)
