C.
The concern between the churches
16:1-24
Rom. 16
:1
16:1
I 1commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a
adeaconess of the
2church which is in
bCenchrea,
Rom. 16
:2
16:2
That you
areceive her in the Lord in a manner
1worthy of the saints and assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been the
2patroness of many, of myself as well.
Rom. 16
:3
16:3
Greet aPrisca and
aAquila, my
bfellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Rom. 16
:4
16:4
Who 1risked their own necks for my
2life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the
3achurches of the Gentiles;
Rom. 16
:5
16:5
And greet the
1achurch, which is in their
2house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the firstfruits of Asia unto Christ.
Rom. 16
:6
16:6
Greet Mary, one who has labored much for us.
Rom. 16
:7
16:7
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my
akinsmen and my
bfellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
Rom. 16
:8
16:8
Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
Rom. 16
:9
16:9
Greet Urbanus, our
afellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.
Rom. 16
:10
16:10
Greet Apelles,
1approved in Christ. Greet
2those of the
household of Aristobulus.
Rom. 16
:11
16:11
Greet Herodion, my
akinsman. Greet
1those of the
household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
Rom. 16
:12
16:12
Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved
sister, one who has labored much in the Lord.
Rom. 16
:13
16:13
Greet aRufus,
bchosen in the Lord, and his mother as well as
1mine.
Rom. 16
:14
16:14
Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.
Rom. 16
:15
16:15
Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them.
Rom. 16
:16
16:16
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the
1achurches of Christ greet you.
Rom. 16
:17
16:17
Now I
aexhort you, brothers, to
bmark those who make
cdivisions and causes of
1stumbling contrary to the
dteaching which you have learned, and
2eturn away from them.
Rom. 16
:18
16:18
For such men do not
1aserve our Lord Christ, but their own
2bstomach, and through
csmooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the
3simple.
Rom. 16
:19
16:19
For the report of your
aobedience has reached to all; therefore I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and guileless as to what is evil.
Rom. 16
:20
16:20
Now the
aGod of peace will
1bcrush Satan
cunder your feet shortly. The
2dgrace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Rom. 16
:21
16:21
aTimothy, my
bfellow worker, greets you, as well as Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my
ckinsmen.
Rom. 16
:22
16:22
I, Tertius, who write this epistle, greet you in the Lord.
Rom. 16
:23
16:23
aGaius, my host and
host of the whole church, greets you.
bErastus, the city treasurer, greets you, and Quartus the brother.
Rom. 16
:24
16:24
See note 124.
D.
The concluding praise
16:25-27
Rom. 16
:25
16:25
aNow to Him who is able to
1bestablish you according to
2cmy gospel, that is, the
dproclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the
3emystery, which has been kept in silence in the
4times of the ages
Rom. 16
:26
16:26
But has now been manifested, and through the
aprophetic writings, according to the command of the
1beternal God, has been made known to all the Gentiles for the
cobedience of faith;
Rom. 16
:27
16:27
To the
aonly 1wise God through Jesus Christ, to Him be the
bglory forever and ever. Amen.
