Shared Word Translation
Romans 16
Personal Greetings
I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is also a servant of the church in Cenchreae, so that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the holy ones, and assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you, for she herself has been a benefactor of many, including myself.
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only I give thanks but also all the churches of the Gentiles; also greet the church in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the firstfruit of Asia for Christ.
Greet Mary, who has labored much for you. Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and fellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.
Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus. Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has labored much in the Lord. Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them. Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the holy ones with them.
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
Final Instructions and Warning
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. For such ones do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth speech and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
For your obedience has become known to all; therefore I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Greetings from Paul’s Companions
Timothy my fellow worker greets you, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. I, Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.
Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus the brother.
Doxology
Now to the one who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept silent for long ages but now made manifest, and through the prophetic Scriptures made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, for obedience of faith—
to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever. Amen.