Sept. 4
Romans 16
Rom 16:1 I commend to
you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at
Cenchreae,
Rom 16:2 that you
receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you
assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself
also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.
Rom 16:3 Greet Prisca
and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Rom 16:4 who for my
life, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but
also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.
Rom 16:5 Greet the
assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is
the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.
Rom 16:6 Greet Mary,
who labored much for us.
Rom 16:7 Greet
Andronicus and Junias, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are
notable among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
Rom 16:8 Greet Amplias,
my beloved in the Lord.
Rom 16:9 Greet Urbanus,
our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.
Rom 16:10 Greet
Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household
of Aristobulus.
Rom 16:11 Greet
Herodion, my kinsman. Greet them of the household of Narcissus, who
are in the Lord.
Rom 16:12 Greet
Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the
beloved, who labored much in the Lord.
Rom 16:13 Greet Rufus,
the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
Rom 16:14 Greet
Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who
are with them.
Rom 16:15 Greet
Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the
saints who are with them.
Rom 16:16 Greet one
another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.
Rom 16:17 Now I beg
you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and
occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned,
and turn away from them.
Rom 16:18 For those who
are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and
by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the
innocent.
Rom 16:19 For your
obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But
I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that
which is evil.
Rom 16:20 And the God
of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Rom 16:21 Timothy, my
fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my
relatives.
Rom 16:22 I, Tertius,
who write the letter, greet you in the Lord.
Rom 16:23 Gaius, my
host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the
treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.
Rom 16:24 The grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen.
Rom 16:25 Now 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 mystery
which has been kept secret through long ages,
Rom 16:26 but now is
revealed, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the
commandment of the eternal God, is made known for obedience of faith
to all the nations;
Rom 16:27 to the only
wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.