16:1 I recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a ①servant of the church which is at Cenchrea,
▷ ①Or deaconess
16:2 that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the ①saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a helper of many, ②and of myself as well.
▷ ①Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ②Lit and of me, myself
16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
16:4 who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;
16:5 also greet the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first convert to Christ from ①Asia.
▷ ①I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor
16:6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.
16:7 Greet Andronicus and ①Junia, my kinsfolk and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding in the view of the apostles, who also ②were in Christ before me.
▷ ①Or possibly Junias (masc) ②Lit have become
16:8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
16:9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
16:10 Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.
16:11 Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
16:12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has worked hard in the Lord.
16:13 Greet Rufus, a choice man in the Lord, also his mother and mine.
16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters with them.
16:15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the ①saints who are with them.
▷ ①See note 1 v 2
16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
16:17 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and ①hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.
▷ ①Lit occasions of stumbling
16:18 For such people are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own ①appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
▷ ①Lit belly
16:19 For the report of your obedience has reached everyone; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good, and innocent in what is evil.
16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
16:21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, and so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
16:22 I, Tertius, who have written this letter, greet you in the Lord.
16:23 Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, greets you, and Quartus, the brother. ①
▷ ①Late mss add as v 24: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
16:24
16:25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past,
16:26 but now has been disclosed, and through the Scriptures of the prophets, in accordance with the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith;
16:27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen.